Portuguese

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Etymology

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From contar +‎ -dor. Piecewise doublet of computador.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.tɐˈdoɾ/ [kõ.tɐˈðoɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.tɐˈdo.ɾi/ [kõ.tɐˈðo.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: con‧ta‧dor

Noun

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contador m (plural contadores, feminine contadora, feminine plural contadoras)

  1. counter (one who counts)
  2. (Brazil) accountant (someone who maintains financial matters for a person)
    Synonym: (Portugal) contabilista

Noun

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contador m (plural contadores)

  1. counter (object used in counting)
  2. meter (device that measures things)
    contador da águawater meter

Derived terms

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From contar +‎ -dor, possibly corresponding to Latin computātōrem,[1] thus a doublet of computador, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kontaˈdoɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪aˈð̞oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: con‧ta‧dor

Noun

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contador m (plural contadores)

  1. (programming) counter
  2. counter, meter, measurer
    Synonym: medidor

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Cebuano: kontador
  • Tagalog: kontador

Noun

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contador m (plural contadores, feminine contadora, feminine plural contadoras)

  1. counter (one who counts)
  2. (accounting) accountant
    Synonym: contable

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