pescador

/peskaˈdoɾ/ · B2 · adj

fisherman, fisher

🎣🐟 pesca (fishing) + -dor (the one who does it) = fisher; Pisces = fish

From Latin piscator, from piscis (fish), the same root as Pisces, the fish sign. The -dor ending marks the person who does the action, like -er in English: pescar (to fish) becomes pescador (fisher). As an adjective it means fishing, as in barco pescador.

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