verificador

Spanish

Etymology

From verificar +‎ -ador.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beɾifikaˈdoɾ/ [be.ɾi.fi.kaˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: ve‧ri‧fi‧ca‧dor

Noun

verificador m (plural verificadores, feminine verificadora, feminine plural verificadoras)

1. checker, verifier
2. fact checker

Usage notes

• Used more in feminine (verificadora) for fact checker, as a shortening of a empresa verificadora (“fact-checking company”)

Further reading

• “verificador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10