🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

techador

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tetʃaˈðoɾ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Roofer/ˈruː.fɚ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El techador instaló nuevas tejas en la casa."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person whose job is to construct, repair, or finish roofs of buildings.

    "The roofer replaced the damaged shingles after the severe storm."
  2. 2

    A contractor or specialist company that provides roofing services.

    "We hired a local roofer to install the new metal roofing system."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'roof' (from Old English 'hrōf', meaning the top of a building) combined with the agent suffix '-er' (from Proto-Germanic *-ari). The term has been used since the Middle English period to designate a tradesperson who builds, repairs, or covers roofs.

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