pegador

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish pegador, from pegar (“to stick”). === Noun === pegador (plural pegadors) (zoology, dated) A species of remora (Echeneis naucrates). Synonym: live sharksucker === References === “pegador”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Portuguese == === Etymology === From pegar +‎ -dor. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -oɾ Hyphenation: pe‧ga‧dor === Noun === pegador m (plural pegadores, feminine pegadora, feminine plural pegadoras) agent noun of pegar (playground games) it (person who chases others in the game of tag) Synonym: (regional) mãe === Noun === pegador m (plural pegadores) tongs (tool used for picking things up without touching them) handle (part of an object which is held in the hand when used or moved) Near-synonyms: alça, asa (Brazil, playground games) tag (game in which a child attempts to catch other children) Synonyms: pega-pega, (Portugal) apanhada (Brazil, colloquial) womanizer remora (any of various elongated fish from the family Echeneidae) Synonym: rémora === Further reading === “pegador”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “pegador”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “pegador”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “pegador”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /peɡaˈdoɾ/ [pe.ɣ̞aˈð̞oɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: pe‧ga‧dor === Noun === pegador m (plural pegadores) fighter Synonyms: luchador, combatiente boxer Synonym: boxeador === Further reading === “pegador”, 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