ahorcador

Spanish

Etymology

From ahorcar (“to hang”) +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aoɾkaˈdoɾ/ [a.oɾ.kaˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: a‧hor‧ca‧dor

Noun

ahorcador m (plural ahorcadores, feminine ahorcadora, feminine plural ahorcadoras)

1. hangman (executioner)

   Synonym: verdugo

Further reading

• “ahorcador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10