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goleadora

top scorer

noun goh-leh-ah-DOH-rah Rare

Usage Note

Goleadora is the feminine form of goleador (top scorer, prolific goal-scorer) in football and other sports. It refers specifically to a player who scores many goals, not merely any scorer. The masculine goleador is used for male players; goleadora for female. This word illustrates the productive Spanish pattern of -dor/-dora agent nouns — compare jugador/jugadora (player) and entrenador/entrenadora (coach).

Examples

"Es la goleadora del campeonato este año."

Natural Translation

She is the top scorer of the championship this year.

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