kobrador

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cobrador. By surface analysis, kobra (act of collecting debts) + -dor.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ko‧bra‧dor
  • IPA(key): /kobɾaˈdoɾ/, [kɔb.ɾ̪ʌˈd̪oɾ̪]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ

Noun

kobradór (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜊ᜔ᜇᜇᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. bill or debt collector
  2. (gambling) bet collector (esp. in jueteng)
  • kobransa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cobrador. By surface analysis, kobra (act of collecting debts) + -dor.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kobɾaˈdoɾ/ [kob.ɾɐˈdoɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: kob‧ra‧dor

Noun

kobradór (feminine kobradora, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜊ᜔ᜇᜇᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. bill or debt collector
    Synonyms: maniningil, tagasingil, mangongobra
    • 1994, Buenaventura S. Medina, Saksi:
      BINULAHAW ang tulog ko ng napakaagang kubrador ni Mr. Miyera, ang pinagkakautangan ni Mrs. Cons ng napakalaking halaga; ang pera ay nagasta sa nawalan ng kabuluhang pagpapagamot sa yumaong Mr. Cons.
      An early debt collector by Mr. Miyera, whom Mr. Constantino has indebted a huge amount to, disturbed my sleep; the money were spent in non-essential health care for the now-deceased Mr. Cons.
  2. (gambling) bet collector (esp. in jueteng)
    Synonym: mangongobra
    • 2005, Sawikaan 2005: mga salita ng taon, UP Press, →ISBN, page 11:
      Mas marami ngayon ang kobrador at dumami ang kabo; lumaki ang kita, dumami ang taya o tumataya kahit may implasyon, at lalong lumaki ang suhol sa mga lokal na opisyal ng gobyerno, sa mga pulis at provincial commander , sa mga ...
      There are more bet collectors and also the chief collectors; more income is flowing in, bets or bettors increased despite inflation, and bribes to local government officials, the police and the provincial commander, etc. increased.

Further reading

  • kobrador”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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