Spanish Conversation · Level 131
44 words
Spanish word
tabacalero
Pronunciation
IPA/taβakaˈleɾo/
Meaning
- masculine nountobacco worker
Example
Mi abuelo fue tabacalero toda su vida.
My grandfather was a tobacco worker all his life.
More examples
El tabacalero explicó cómo se seca la hoja tras la cosecha.
The tobacco worker explained how the leaf is dried after the harvest.
Core concept
Field worker harvesting tobacco leaves with a sickle.
Common phrases
grupo de tabacaleros
group of tobacco workers
Similar words
agricultor: Person who cultivates and harvests crops for food or sale.
campesino: Rural resident who lives by working the land, often on small farms.
cosechador: Worker whose job is mainly harvesting crops during the harvest season.
jornalero: Day laborer hired for short-term physical farm work, paid by the day.
Definition in Spanish
Trabajador o trabajadora dedicado al cultivo y la cosecha de las hojas de tabaco.
Word origin
The term comes from tabaco plus the productive suffix -ero and names an agricultural worker involved in the cultivation and harvest of tobacco.
Usage tips
- The form tabacalero also appears as an adjective in phrases like industria tabacalera to mean tobacco-related, so context shows whether it names a person or describes the industry.
Other meanings
- tobacco farmernoun
- tobacco-producingadjective