noveleiro

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From novela (novella; soap opera) +‎ -eiro.

Noun

noveleiro m (plural noveleiros, feminine noveleira, feminine plural noveleiras)

  1. (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;
  2. (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.
  3. 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)

  1. 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.