ojeador

Spanish

Etymology

From ojear +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oxeaˈdoɾ/ [o.xe.aˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: o‧je‧a‧dor

Noun

ojeador m (plural ojeadores, feminine ojeadora, feminine plural ojeadoras)

1. (sports) scout, talent scout, talent-spotter

   Synonym: cazatalentos

   • 2015 July 6, “José Luis Pérez Regueira, un americanista brillante”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Gracias a su primera obra, yo descubrí a un americanista brillante, insospechado, de pluma formidable, pero apenas descubierto por unos ojeadores literarios adscritos a la endogamia o al ignorante menosprecio.

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2. (hunting) beater

   Synonym: montero

Further reading

• “ojeador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28