contramestre

== Catalan == === Etymology === From contra- +‎ mestre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˌko̞n.tɾəˈme̞s.tɾə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˌkɔn.tɾəˈmɛs.tɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˌkon.tɾaˈmes.tɾe] === Noun === contramestre m (plural contramestres, feminine contramestra, feminine plural contramestres) (nautical) boatswain, petty officer Synonym: nostramo foreman, overseer === Further reading === “contramestre”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Etymology === From 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 === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “contramestre”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “contramestre”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “contramestre”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From contra- (“auxiliary”) + mestre (“master”). === Pronunciation === === 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 === Further reading === “contramestre”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “contramestre”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026