interesseiro

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From interesse (“self-interest”) +‎ -eiro. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -ejɾu, (Portugal) -ɐjɾu, (Brazil, Southern Portugal, with j-dropping) -eɾu Hyphenation: in‧te‧res‧sei‧ro === Noun === interesseiro m (plural interesseiros, feminine interesseira, feminine plural interesseiras) (derogatory) someone who acts for self-interest, usually by pretending; self-seeker === Adjective === interesseiro (feminine interesseira, masculine plural interesseiros, feminine plural interesseiras) (derogatory) acting for self-interest, usually by pretending; self-serving === Further reading === “interesseiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026