perdedor

Galician

Etymology

From perder +‎ -dor.

Adjective

perdedor (feminine perdedora, masculine plural perdedores, feminine plural perdedoras)

losing

Noun

perdedor m (plural perdedores, feminine perdedora, feminine plural perdedoras)

loser
Antonym: gañador

Further reading

“perdedor”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

Portuguese

Etymology

From perder +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁ.deˈdoʁ/ [peɦ.deˈdoh]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /peɾ.deˈdoɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /peʁ.deˈdoʁ/ [peʁ.deˈdoχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peɻ.deˈdoɻ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾ.dɨˈdoɾ/ [pɨɾ.ðɨˈðoɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾ.dɨˈdo.ɾi/ [pɨɾ.ðɨˈðo.ɾi]

Noun

perdedor m (plural perdedores, feminine perdedora, feminine plural perdedoras)

loser (person who fails to win)
loser (someone with bad luck or poor skills who consistently loses)
loser (person who is frequently unsuccessful in life)
Synonym: fracassado

Related terms

perda

Adjective

perdedor (feminine perdedora, masculine plural perdedores, feminine plural perdedoras)

losing (who loses, fails to win)

Spanish

Etymology

From perder (“to lose”) +‎ -dor (“-er”, forming agent nouns).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /peɾdeˈdoɾ/ [peɾ.ð̞eˈð̞oɾ]
Rhymes: -oɾ
Syllabification: per‧de‧dor

Adjective

perdedor (feminine perdedora, masculine plural perdedores, feminine plural perdedoras)

losing

Noun

perdedor m (plural perdedores, feminine perdedora, feminine plural perdedoras)

loser
Soy un perdedor. ― I'm a loser.

Derived terms

mal perdedor (“sore loser”)

See also

fracasado

Further reading

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

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