cantador

Asturian

Alternative forms

• cantaor (central)

Etymology

From cantar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kantaˈdoɾ/ [kãn̪.t̪aˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: can‧ta‧dor

Noun

cantador m (plural cantadores)

1. singer

   Synonym: cantor

References

• “cantador”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “cantador”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

From cantar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kən.təˈðo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kan.taˈðoɾ]
• Rhymes: -o

Noun

cantador m (plural cantadors, feminine cantadora, feminine plural cantadores)

1. singer (a person who sings)

   Synonym: cantaire

   Hyponym: cantor

2. singer (a person who likes to sing)

Related terms

• cantar

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin cantātor, cantātōrem.

Noun

cantador m (plural cantadors, feminine cantadora, feminine plural cantadoras)

1. singer

Related terms

• cantar

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cantātōrem, singular accusative of cantātor (“musician, singer”). Compare Old Galician-Portuguese cantador.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kantaˈdoɾ/

Noun

cantador m (plural cantadores)

1. singer
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 42v:

     dixo heliſe_s viuo es el ſennor delos fõſados delant q̃en ẏo eſto q̃ ſi ñ fueſſe por berguẽça de ioſapha nó cataria ati nj not ueria. agora adozid me .j. cantador epues q̃nt adios cantare ſera ſobrel ppħiſmo del criador.

     [Dixo Helises “Vivo es el sennor de los fonsados delant quien yo estó, que si non fuesse por berguença de Josapha non cataría a ti ni no-t vería. Agora adozid-me un cantador.” E pués quant a dios cantare será sobre-l profetismo del Criador.]

     [Then] Elisha said, “The Lord of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, [for] were it not out of regard for Jehoshaphat, I would not look at you nor see you. [But] now bring me a singer.” And so when to God he sings the prophecy of the Creator will be upon him.

Related terms

• cantar

Descendants

• Spanish: cantador

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cantador, from Latin cantātōrem. Compare Italian cantatore. By surface analysis, cantar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.taˈdoʁ/ [kɐ̃.taˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.taˈdoʁ/ [kɐ̃.taˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.taˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.taˈdoʁ/ [kɐ̃.taˈdoχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.taˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.tɐˈdoɾ/ [kɐ̃.tɐˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.tɐˈdoɾ/ [kɐ̃.tɐˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.tɐˈdo.ɾi/ [kɐ̃.tɐˈðo.ɾi]

• Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
• Hyphenation: can‧ta‧dor

Adjective

cantador (feminine cantadora, masculine plural cantadores, feminine plural cantadoras)

1. singing

Noun

cantador m (plural cantadores, feminine cantadeira, feminine plural cantadeiras)

1. troubadour

   Synonym: trovador

Further reading

• “cantador”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “cantador”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish cantador, from Latin cantātōrem, agent noun based on cantāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kantaˈdoɾ/ [kãn̪.t̪aˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: can‧ta‧dor

Adjective

cantador (feminine cantadora, masculine plural cantadores, feminine plural cantadoras)

1. singing

   Synonym: cantante

Related terms

• cantar

Further reading

• “cantador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025