nadador-salvador

Portuguese

Etymology

From nadador (“swimmer”) + salvador (“saviour”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /na.daˌdoʁ.saw.vaˈdoʁ/ [na.daˌdoh.saʊ̯.vaˈdoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /na.daˌdoɾ.saw.vaˈdoɾ/ [na.daˌdoɾ.saʊ̯.vaˈdoɾ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /na.daˌdoʁ.saw.vaˈdoʁ/ [na.daˌdoχ.saʊ̯.vaˈdoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /na.daˌdoɻ.saw.vaˈdoɻ/ [na.daˌdoɻ.saʊ̯.vaˈdoɻ]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /nɐ.dɐˌdoɾ.sal.vɐˈdoɾ/ [nɐ.ðɐˌðoɾ.saɫ.vɐˈðoɾ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /nɐ.dɐˌdoɾ.sal.bɐˈdoɾ/ [nɐ.ðɐˌðoɾ.saɫ.βɐˈðoɾ]

  • Hyphenation: na‧da‧dor-‧sal‧va‧dor

Noun

nadador-salvador m (plural nadadores-salvadores, feminine nadadora-salvadora, feminine plural nadadoras-salvadoras)

  1. (chiefly Portugal) lifeguard (attendant employed to save swimmers)
    Synonyms: banheiro, salva-vidas
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