farejador

Portuguese

Etymology

From farejar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fa.ɾe.ʒaˈdoʁ/ [fa.ɾe.ʒaˈdoh]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐ.ɾɨ.ʒɐˈdoɾ/ [fɐ.ɾɨ.ʒɐˈðoɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐ.ɾɨ.ʒɐˈdo.ɾi/ [fɐ.ɾɨ.ʒɐˈðo.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: fa‧re‧ja‧dor

Adjective

farejador (feminine farejadora, masculine plural farejadores, feminine plural farejadoras)

  1. that sniffs
  2. (figurative) that investigates
    Synonym: investigador
  3. (figurative) nosy (inclined to pry in other people's private affairs)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bisbilhoteiro

Noun

farejador m (plural farejadores, feminine farejadora, feminine plural farejadoras)

  1. sniffer (one that sniffs)
  2. (figurative) investigator (one that investigates)
    Synonym: investigador
  3. (figurative) nosy person
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bisbilhoteiro
  4. sniffer dog

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