predicador

/pɾedikaˈdoɾ/ · B2 · adj

preacher

⛪ predicador = pre- (before) + dic- (say) + -ador (one who): one who speaks before others

From Latin praedicare, 'to proclaim publicly'. Spot dic (say, as in dictar, dictado) inside the word, and -ador marks the doer, like trabajador. A predicador is the one who says things out loud to a crowd.

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