regateiro

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Galician

Etymology

From regatear (to haggle) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

Noun

regateiro m (plural regateiros, feminine regateira, feminine plural regateiras)

  1. reseller
    • 1417, A. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 76:
      Iten que regaton nen regateira nen outra persona algũa non seja ousado de conprar enna çidade nen fora dela duas legoas arredor cousa algũa para a regatar et vender outra ves so pena adeante contiuda.
      Item, that no reseller, man or woman, nor anyone else, dares to buy —in this city or outside of it two leagues around— anything for reselling and selling again under the penalty that is set forth
    Synonym: regatón

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