Spanish Conversation · Level 11
90 words
Spanish word
leñador
Pronunciation
IPA/leɲaˈðoɾ/
Meaning
- masculine nounwoodcutter
Example
El leñador corta leña en el bosque.
The woodcutter chops wood in the forest.
More examples
Desde joven, trabaja de leñador en la sierra.
Since he was young, he has worked as a woodcutter in the mountains.
Core concept
A worker in work clothes chopping branches into kindling beside a pile of split wood.
Common phrases
trabaja de leñador
work as a woodcutter
equipo del leñador
woodcutter's equipment
Similar words
leñero: Collects and prepares firewood for sale or use, gathering and splitting smaller pieces.
Definition in Spanish
Persona que corta y prepara árboles o ramas para obtener leña, habitualmente trabajando en zonas rurales.
Word origin
From Spanish leña 'firewood' plus the agentive suffix -dor, ultimately from Latin lignam and a development of Latin -tor.
Usage tips
- The letter ñ is essential: lenador is a misspelling with different pronunciation, and the English 'lumberjack' can imply larger-scale logging than the typical rural leñador.
Other meanings
- loggernoun