🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

rastreador

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ras-tre-a-dor

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tracker/ˈtræk.ər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O rastreador ajudou a monitorar os passos diários."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person or device that follows or monitors the progress or movement of something.

    "The fitness tracker helped her monitor her daily steps and heart rate."
  2. 2

    A person who follows the trail of someone or something, especially in a hunting or investigative context.

    "The tracker was able to find the lost hikers by following their footprints."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'tracker' originates from the verb 'track', which comes from the Old French 'traquer', meaning 'to follow' or 'to pursue'. The term evolved in the late 19th century to refer to someone or something that follows or monitors a path or activity.

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