kobrador

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• kubrador

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kobradór (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜊ᜔ᜇᜇᜓᜇ᜔)

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

Related terms

• kobransa

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kubrador

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kobɾaˈdoɾ/ [ko.bɾɐˈdoɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: ko‧bra‧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.

Related terms

• kobransa
• mangobra

 

Further reading

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