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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescobrador
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ko.bɾaˈdoɾ
"O cobrador ligou várias vezes para cobrar a conta."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who makes persistent demands for the payment of a debt.
"The persistent dunner visited the shop every Monday morning seeking the overdue accounts." - 2
A professional debt collector or bailiff's assistant.
"He worked as a dunner for several local merchants before starting his own collection agency."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English verb 'dun' (meaning to make persistent demands for payment of a debt), combined with the agent suffix '-er'. Historically rooted in 17th-century mercantile and legal terminology, it evolved to describe individuals or agencies specializing in debt collection.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dunner" is said worldwide
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recouvreur
Transliteration: ʁə.ku.vʁœʁ
"Le recouvreur est venu réclamer la facture impayée."
Eintreiber
Transliteration: ˈaɪnˌtʁaɪbɐ
"Der Eintreiber forderte die sofortige Begleichung der Schulden."
esattore
Transliteration: e.zatˈto.re
"L'esattore ha bussato alla porta per il pagamento."
cobrador
Transliteration: ko.βɾaˈðoɾ
"El cobrador insistió en que la deuda fuera saldada hoy."
cobrador
Transliteration: ko.bɾaˈdoɾ
"O cobrador ligou várias vezes para cobrar a conta."
वसूली करनेवाला
Transliteration: vasooli karnevala
"वसूली करनेवाला बाक़ी पैसे लेने आया था।"
催收员
Transliteration: cuī shōu yuán
"催收员上门催促还清欠款。"
추권자
Transliteration: chugwonja
"추권자가 미수금을 받기 위해 방문했습니다."
取り立て屋
Transliteration: toritateya
"取り立て屋が未払い金の回収にやってきた。"
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