corretor

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• corrector (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin corrēctōrem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁeˈtoʁ/ [ko.heˈtoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁeˈtoʁ/ [ko.heˈtoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁeˈtoɾ/ [ko.heˈtoɾ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁeˈtoʁ/ [ko.χeˈtoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁeˈtoɻ/ [ko.heˈtoɻ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ʁɛˈtoɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ʁɛˈtoɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ʁɛˈto.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: cor‧re‧tor

Noun

corretor m (plural corretores, feminine corretora, feminine plural corretoras)

1. corrector (something which corrects, fixes)
2. broker (mediator between a buyer and seller)

   Synonym: intermediário

3. grader, marker (one who grades or that by means of which grading is done or facilitated)

Noun

corretor m (plural corretores)

1. concealer (cosmetic)

   Synonym: corretivo

2. correction tape (opaque tape used to cover a mistake)
3. correcting fluid (liquid used to cover a mistake)

Derived terms

• corretor ortográfico

Related terms

• correto

Further reading

• “corretor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024