-ador

See also: ador and adõr

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -ātōrem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [əˈðu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [əˈðo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈðoɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [aˈðo]

Suffix

-ador m (noun-forming suffix, plural -adors, feminine -adora, feminine plural -adores)

1. forms agent nouns and adjectives from 1st conjugation verbs

Spanish

Etymology

From -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdoɾ/ [aˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: -a‧dor

Suffix

-ador m (noun-forming suffix, plural -adores, feminine -adora, feminine plural -adoras)
-ador (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -adora, masculine plural -adores, feminine plural -adoras)

1. form of -dor attached to -ar verb stems; forms (usually agent) nouns and adjectives

   ‎organizar (“to organize”) + ‎-ador → ‎organizador (“organizer”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ador

acomodador

castigador

chambreador

comentador

descarrilador

deshollinador

divulgador

doblador

ejemplarizador

elevador

encofrador

equilibrador

estibador

fornicador

galanteador

liquidador

perturbador

preguntador

premiador

regenerador

rejuvenecedor

relacionador

sazonador

sobrealimentador

tuneladora

verificador

Further reading

• “-ador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026