distractor

English

Etymology

From distract +‎ -or.

Noun

distractor (plural distractors)

  1. Alternative spelling of distracter.

Portuguese

Adjective

distractor (feminine distractora, masculine plural distractores, feminine plural distractoras)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of distrator. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Noun

distractor m (plural distractores, feminine distractora, feminine plural distractoras)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of distrator. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Spanish

Noun

distractor m (plural distractores)

  1. distracter

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