carcelero
التعريفات والمعاني
== Old Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin carcerārius, from carcer (“prison”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kaɾt͡seˈleɾo/
=== Noun ===
carcelero m (plural carceleros)
jailkeeper, prison warden
==== Antonyms ====
preso (“prisoner”)
==== Descendants ====
Spanish: carcelero
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Spanish carcelero. By surface analysis, cárcel + -ero.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kaɾθeˈleɾo/ [kaɾ.θeˈle.ɾo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
IPA(key): /kaɾseˈleɾo/ [kaɾ.seˈle.ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -eɾo
Syllabification: car‧ce‧le‧ro
=== Adjective ===
carcelero (feminine carcelera, masculine plural carceleros, feminine plural carceleras)
(relational) jail, prison
Synonym: carcelario
=== Noun ===
carcelero m (plural carceleros, feminine carcelera, feminine plural carceleras)
jailer, warden, prison guard
Synonym: guardiacárcel
=== Further reading ===
“carcelero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025