portero

Definitions of portero
  1. noun
    someone who guards an entrance
    synonyms: guardés
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    types:
    portero de noche
    a porter on duty during the night
    revisor
    someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchased tickets
    type of:
    guarda
    a person who keeps watch over something or someone
  2. noun
    the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
    synonyms: arquero, guardameta
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    type of:
    jugador de hockey
    an athlete who plays hockey
  3. noun
    an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber
    synonyms: ujier
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    type of:
    funcionario
    a worker who holds or is invested with an office
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