USAGE NOTE
In sense 1) the feminine "grabadora" is more common than the masculine "grabador," except in Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of person it refers to (e.g. el doctor, la doctora).
masculine or feminine noun 1. (recording device)
a. recorder El equipo de música incluye un grabador de CD. The stereo system includes a CD recorder.
b. voice recorder El periodista graba todas sus entrevistas con una pequeña grabadora digital. The journalist records all his interviews with a small digital voice recorder.
c. tape recorder (on magnetic tape) Mi madre tiene montones de cintas grabadas de la radio con su vieja grabadora. My mom has lots of radio tapes she made with her old tape recorder.
2. (profession)
a. engraver Goya fue un pintor genial y un magnífico grabador. Goya was a brilliant painter and an excellent engraver.
Mi esposa es grabadora profesional. Mi wife is a professional engraver.
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grabador
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun Copyright © 2006 Harrap Publishers Limited
grabador a grabadora
(persona) engraver
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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