davanter

Catalan

Etymology

From davant +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [də.βənˈte]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [də.vənˈte]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [da.vanˈteɾ]

Adjective

davanter (feminine davantera, masculine plural davanters, feminine plural davanteres)

1. front, forward

Noun

davanter m (plural davanters, feminine davantera)

1. (sports) forward
2. a raftsman situated at the front of the raft
   • 1981, David Griñó i Garriga, Oficis que es perden:

     El rai era conduït per dos raiers; un, al davant, dit el davanter, que era el que conduïa i dirigia servint-se d'una alta verga i, al darrera, hi anava el cuer, a l'últim tram, que ajudava a maniobrar el davanter.

     The raft was steered by two raftsmen; one, at the front, called the davanter, who was the one who steered and guided it by means of a long pole and, at the rear, there came the cuer, on the last section, who helped the davanter to manoeuvre.

Hypernyms

• (player): jugador
• (raftsman): raier

Coordinate terms

• (player): defensor, centrecampista, porter
• (raftsman): cuer

Further reading

• “davanter” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “davanter”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “davanter” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “davanter” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.