velador

Definitions of velador
  1. noun
    a holder with sockets for candles
    synonyms: bujía, candela, candelero, cirial, cáncana, mecho, palmatoria
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    almenara, candelabro
    branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights
  2. noun
    a table supported by a single central column
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    type of:
    mesa
    a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs
  3. noun
    a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
    synonyms: vigilante
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    conserje
    a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter
    sacristán
    an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
    administrador, supervisor
    a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
    rapavelas
    a church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies
    type of:
    custodio, guarda
    one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
  4. noun
    a guard who keeps watch
    synonyms: celador, vigilante
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    guardia de seguridad
    a security guard at a bank
    atalaya, centinela
    a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
    vigilante nocturno
    a watchman who works during the night
    patrullero
    someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area
    type of:
    guarda
    a person who keeps watch over something or someone
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