madrugador
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ma‧dru‧ga‧dor
Adjective edit
madrugador (feminine madrugadora, masculine plural madrugadores, feminine plural madrugadoras)
- who wakes early
Noun edit
madrugador m (plural madrugadores, feminine madrugadora, feminine plural madrugadoras)
- early bird (one who wakes early)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
madrugador (feminine madrugadora, masculine plural madrugadores, feminine plural madrugadoras)
Noun edit
madrugador m (plural madrugadores, feminine madrugadora, feminine plural madrugadoras)
- early riser, early bird, morning person
- 1605, Miguel de Cervantes, “Capítulo I”, in El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, Primera parte:
- Era de complexión recia, seco de carnes, enjuto de rostro, gran madrugador y amigo de la caza.
- He had a strong constitution, spare, gaunt features; was a very early riser and a great hunter.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “madrugador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014