encofrador

Spanish

Two formworkers

Etymology

From encofrado +‎ -or or encofrado +‎ -ador.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enkofɾaˈdoɾ/ [ẽŋ.ko.fɾaˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: en‧co‧fra‧dor

Noun

encofrador m (plural encofradores, feminine encofradora, feminine plural encofradoras)

1. formworker, formwork carpenter, form setter, (UK) shuttering carpenter

Further reading

• “encofrador”, 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
• “encofrador” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.