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Portuguese
Etymology
From torcer + -dor.
Pronunciation
Noun
torcedor m (plural torcedores)
- (historical) garrote
Noun
torcedor m (plural torcedores, feminine torcedora, feminine plural torcedoras)
- (Brazil, sports) fan, supporter (fan of a certain sports team or sportsperson)
- Synonym: (Portugal) adepto
2002, 4:58 from the start, in Pedro Asbeg, director, Unido Vencerás, spoken by João, Rio de Janeiro: Raça Filmes; republished as Unido Vencerás, YouTube, 2009 August 21:Todo torcedor do América é maluco, eu lhe falo isso com toda a clareza.- Every América supporter is crazy, I tell you that straight.
References
- “torcedor”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “torcedor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
- “torcedor”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “torcedor”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
Spanish
Etymology
From torcer + -dor.
Noun
torcedor m (plural torcedores)
- spindle
- bugbear
Adjective
torcedor (feminine torcedora, masculine plural torcedores, feminine plural torcedoras)
- twisting
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