leitor

Portuguese

Alternative forms

leytor (obsolete)

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin lēctōrem (“reader”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /lejˈtoʁ/ [leɪ̯ˈtoh]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /lejˈtoɾ/ [leɪ̯ˈtoɾ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /lejˈtoʁ/ [leɪ̯ˈtoχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lejˈtoɻ/ [leɪ̯ˈtoɻ]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐjˈtoɾ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lejˈtoɾ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /lejˈtoɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /leˈto.ɾi/

Hyphenation: lei‧tor

Adjective

leitor (feminine leitora, masculine plural leitores, feminine plural leitoras)

(relational) reading

Noun

leitor m (plural leitores, feminine leitora, feminine plural leitoras)

reader (one who reads text)
Synonym: ledor
lector (lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts in a church service)

Noun

leitor m (plural leitores)

reader (device which reads digital information)

Related terms

atril
leitorado
leitoril
leitura
ler

Further reading

“leitor” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
“leitor” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“leitor” in Dicionário Online de Português.

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