barrendero

street sweeper

noun bah-rren-DEH-rroh Rare

Usage Note

Barrendero derives from barrer ('to sweep') via the agentive suffix -ero, denoting the person who does the action. The feminine form is barrendera. It refers both to a person who sweeps streets and, in some contexts, to the sweeping vehicle itself. In Spain the job is formally called operario/a de limpieza viaria in official contexts, though barrendero/a remains the common everyday word.

Examples

"El barrendero limpió la calle al amanecer."

Natural Translation

The street sweeper cleaned the street at dawn.

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