contramestre

Catalan

Etymology

From contra- +‎ mestre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌkɔn.tɾəˈmɛs.tɾə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˌkon.tɾaˈmes.tɾe]

Noun

contramestre m (plural contramestres, feminine contramestra)

(nautical) boatswain, petty officer
Synonym: nostramo
foreman, overseer

Further reading

“contramestre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Etymology

Contra- (“auxiliary”) +‎ mestre (“master”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kontɾaˈmɛstɾɪ]

Noun

contramestre m (plural contramestres, feminine contramestra, feminine plural contramestras)

(nautical) boatswain, petty officer who controls the work of other seamen
foreman, overseer

References

“contramestre” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“contramestre” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“contramestre” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From contra- (“auxiliary”) +‎ mestre (“master”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾaˈmɛs.tɾi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾaˈmɛʃ.tɾi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾaˈmɛs.tɾe/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾɐˈmɛʃ.tɾɨ/

Noun

contramestre m (plural contramestres, feminine contramestra, feminine plural contramestras)

overseer; supervisor (person with overseeing the work of a person or group)
Synonym: supervisor
(nautical) petty officer who controls the work of other seamen
(nautical) substitute captain

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