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English
Etymology
From distract + -or.
Noun
distractor (plural distractors)
- Alternative spelling of distracter
Portuguese
Adjective
distractor (feminine distractora, masculine plural distractores, feminine plural distractoras)
- Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of distrator. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.
Noun
distractor m (plural distractores, feminine distractora, feminine plural distractoras)
- Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of distrator. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.
Spanish
Noun
distractor m (plural distractores)
- distracter
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