carcelero
Old Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin carcerārius, from carcer (“prison”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
carcelero m (plural carceleros)
- jailkeeper, prison warden
- c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 6v. col. 1.
- e fue nŕo ſénor có ioſep e diol ſu gŕa e ouo grát amor có el caŕelero.
- and the Lord was with Joseph and gave him grace and great favor with the prison warden.
- c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 6v. col. 1.
Antonyms edit
- preso (“prisoner”)
Descendants edit
- Spanish: carcelero
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Spanish carcelero. By surface analysis, cárcel + -ero.
Adjective edit
carcelero (feminine carcelera, masculine plural carceleros, feminine plural carceleras)
- (relational) jail, prison
- Synonym: carcelario
Noun edit
carcelero m (plural carceleros, feminine carcelera, feminine plural carceleras)
- jailer, warden, prison guard
- Synonym: guardiacárcel
Further reading edit
- “carcelero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014