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portador

carrier

noun pohr-tah-DOHR Rare
People & Society Professions

Also means

bearer

Usage Note

Portador means someone who carries or bears something — portador de una enfermedad (disease carrier), portador de un mensaje (message bearer). The feminine is portadora. In medicine, a portador can be asymptomatic but still transmit a pathogen. It should not be confused with portero (doorman/goalkeeper).

Examples

"El paciente era portador del virus sin síntomas."

Natural Translation

The patient was a carrier of the virus without symptoms.

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