bailador

Galician

Etymology

From bailar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bajlaˈðoɾ]

Noun

bailador m (plural bailadores, feminine bailadora, feminine plural bailadoras)

1. dancer

Adjective

bailador (feminine bailadora, masculine plural bailadores, feminine plural bailadoras)

1. able dancer; also, who enjoys dancing

   Quen foi bailador de mozo, de vello inda lle da un xeito (proverb)

   He who as a youngster was a good dancer, as an old man still is not bad

   • 1898, Fortunato Cruces, Primeiras follas:

     Catro boas condicións, decían as rapazas que tiña Silvestre; guapo, bailador, con bo ofíceo, e dono d'algúns reás

     The girls used to say that Silvestre has four good conditions: handsome, good dancer, with a good job, and master to some reals

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bailador”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bailador”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bailador”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Etymology

From bailar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bailaˈdoɾ/ [bai̯.laˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: bai‧la‧dor

Noun

bailador m (plural bailadores, feminine bailadora, feminine plural bailadoras)

1. dancer

   Synonyms: bailarín, danzador, danzarín, danzante

Related terms

• bailaor

 

Adjective

bailador (feminine bailadora, masculine plural bailadores, feminine plural bailadoras)

1. dancing

   Synonym: bailarín

Further reading

• “bailador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28