raptor
Portuguese, noun/ʁapˈtoʁ/
raptor is spelled R-A-P-T-O-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 45,243rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Raptor is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “abductor; kidnapper” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que sequestra ou captura algo ou alguém à força”.
What does raptor mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineabductor; kidnapper
- 2
masculinebird of prey
adjective
- 1
abductive
- 2
of birds of prey
noun
- 1
informalmasculineraptor
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pessoa que sequestra ou captura algo ou alguém à força 2. animal de rapina, especialmente aves predadoras
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 raptor
- raptores plural
- raptora feminine
- raptoras feminine plural
- raptors plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce raptor?
- Brazil /ʁapˈtoʁ/
- Brazil [hapˈtoh]
- Brazil /ʁa.piˈtoʁ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to raptor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is raptor in Portuguese?
raptor 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).