feitor

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin factōrem.[1] Doublet of fator. Piecewise doublet of fazedor.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /fejˈtoʁ/ [feɪ̯ˈtoh]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /fejˈtoɾ/ [feɪ̯ˈtoɾ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /fejˈtoʁ/ [feɪ̯ˈtoχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fejˈtoɻ/ [feɪ̯ˈtoɻ]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐjˈtoɾ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fejˈtoɾ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fejˈtoɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /feˈto.ɾi/

Hyphenation: fei‧tor

Noun

feitor m (plural feitores)

(management) overseer
Synonyms: gerente, administrador, capataz, chefe, controlador, organizador, superintendente, supervisor

Descendants

Malay: fetor, fetur

References

“feitor” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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