coletor

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• colector (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin collectōrem, from Latin collectāre, from collectus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.leˈtoʁ/ [ko.leˈtoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.leˈtoʁ/ [ko.leˈtoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ko.leˈtoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ko.leˈtoʁ/ [ko.leˈtoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.leˈtoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.lɛˈtoɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.lɛˈtoɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.lɛˈto.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: co‧le‧tor

Adjective

coletor (feminine coletora, masculine plural coletores, feminine plural coletoras)

1. said of something or someone that collects

Noun

coletor m (plural coletores, feminine coletora, feminine plural coletoras)

1. collector (person who is employed to collect payments)
2. manifold (pipe fitting)