olheiro
Portuguese, noun/oˈʎe(j).ɾu/
olheiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “scout (one who seeks out promising talent)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o que olha por alguma coisa”.
What does olheiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinescout (one who seeks out promising talent)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o que olha por alguma coisa 2. quem tem a obrigação de vigiar certos trabalhos 3. informador; inquisidor 4. observador a quem nada escapa; quem tudo vê
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of olheiro
- olheiros plural
- olheira feminine
- olheiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce olheiro?
- Brazil /oˈʎe(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [oˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /ɔˈʎɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to olheiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is olheiro in Portuguese?
olheiro appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).