espadeiro

Attested since circa 1295 (espadeyro). From espada (“sword”) +‎ -eiro, and Late Latin spatharius (“bodyguard”), from Latin spatha.

• IPA^(key): [espaˈðejɾʊ]

espadeiro m (plural espadeiros)

1. (historical) king's bodyguard, spatharius
   • c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 900:

     auya hũ home boo ẽnas Asturas et auia nume don Payo, et ffora espadeyro del rrey Rrodrigo

     there was a good man in Asturias, whose name was Pelagius, who had been bodyguard of king Roderic

2. swordmaker
   • 1488, M. Sánchez Carrera, editor, El Bajo Miño en el siglo XV, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 353:

     G(om)es A(lvar)es sarraleyro e Pero Fernandes espadeyro vesinnos da dita cidade

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. local variety of black grape
4. fishing boat specialized in the capture of swordfish

• espada

• “espadeyro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “espadeyro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “espadeiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “espadeiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “espadeiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

From espada +‎ -eiro.

• Hyphenation: es‧pa‧dei‧ro

espadeiro m (plural espadeiros, feminine espadeira, feminine plural espadeiras)

1. swordsmith (maker of swords)
2. swordsman (a person skilled at using swords)

   Synonym: espadachim