especulador

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin speculātōrem. By surface analysis, especular +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pe.ku.laˈdoʁ/ [is.pe.ku.laˈdoh], /es.pe.ku.laˈdoʁ/ [es.pe.ku.laˈdoh]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /is.pe.ku.laˈdoɾ/, /es.pe.ku.laˈdoɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.pe.ku.laˈdoʁ/ [iʃ.pe.ku.laˈdoχ], /eʃ.pe.ku.laˈdoʁ/ [eʃ.pe.ku.laˈdoχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.pe.ku.laˈdoɻ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɛ.ku.lɐˈdoɾ/ [(i)ʃ.pɛ.ku.lɐˈðoɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɛ.ku.lɐˈdo.ɾi/ [(i)ʃ.pɛ.ku.lɐˈðo.ɾi]

Hyphenation: es‧pe‧cu‧la‧dor

Noun

especulador m (plural especuladores)

speculator

Related terms

especular

Spanish

Etymology 1

From especular +‎ -dor.

Adjective

especulador (feminine especuladora, masculine plural especuladores, feminine plural especuladoras)

speculating

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin speculator.

Noun

especulador m (plural especuladores, feminine especuladora, feminine plural especuladoras)

speculator, profiteer, scalper, (UK) stag, (oil, US) wildcatter

Related terms

especular

Further reading

“especulador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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