corretor

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• corrector (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin corrēctōrem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁeˈtoʁ/ [ko.heˈtoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁeˈtoʁ/ [ko.heˈtoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁeˈtoɾ/ [ko.heˈtoɾ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁeˈtoʁ/ [ko.χeˈtoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁeˈtoɻ/ [ko.heˈtoɻ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ʁɛˈtoɾ/

• Hyphenation: cor‧re‧tor

Noun

corretor m (plural corretores, feminine corretora, feminine plural corretoras)

1. corrector (something which corrects, fixes)
2. broker (mediator between a buyer and seller)

   Synonym: intermediário

3. concealer (cosmetic)

   Synonym: corretivo

Hypernyms

• corretor líquido

Related terms

• correto

Further reading

• “corretor” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.