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Etymology 1
From novela (“novella; soap opera”) + -eiro.
Noun
noveleiro m (plural noveleiros, feminine noveleira, feminine plural noveleiras)
- (often derogatory) a writer of novellas
- Synonym: (neutral term) novelista
- 1987, João Gaspar Simões, Perspectiva histórica da ficção portuguesa: das origens ao século XX, Publicações Dom Quixote, page 272:
Esta comodidade aproveitaram-na todos os noveleiros que vieram depois de Lobeira; […]- This convenience was made use of by all novella writers who came after Lobeira;
- (Brazil) a fan of soap operas
2015, Darcy Ribeiro, Migo, Global Editora, page 415:Se envergonha demais de ser tida como noveleira, viciada, dessas que vivem mais os dramas apaixonantes da TV que suas próprias insossas vidas.- She is very ashamed of being considered a fan of soap operas, an addict, the kind who would rather live through captivating TV dramas than live their own boring life.
- gossip; gossiper (someone who gossips often)
- Synonyms: mexeriqueiro, (Brazil) fofoqueiro; bisbilhoteiro, intriguista
1800, Theodoro de Almeida, Ethica, ou Filosofia Moral, volume 10, Regia Officina Typografica, page 247:He curioſo de profiſsão , fallador por officio , noveleiro por coſtume , inimigo do ſegredo, ſatyrico por moda , mentiroſo por devoção.- He is a curious person by profession, talkative as a job, a gossip by custom, an enemy of secrecy, a mocker by habit, a liar by devotion.
Etymology 2
From novelo (“ball of thread”) + -eiro.
Noun
noveleiro m (plural noveleiros)
- guelder rose (Viburnum opulus, a shrub of Eurasia and North Africa)
2014, Ervas que curam: Descubra e usufrua do poder medicinal da natureza, Readers Digest Brasil, page 152:Se você tem propensão à tensão muscular, o noveleiro talvez seja a erva para você.- If you are susceptible to muscle tightness, the guelder rose might be the herb you need.