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buscador

search engine

noun boos-kah-DOHR Rare

Also means

searcher

Usage Note

Buscador originally meant any person who searches (un buscador de oro = a gold prospector), but in modern usage it almost always refers to an internet search engine. Unlike the English word, it has a built-in agent suffix -dor. The feminine buscadora exists for a female searcher; the digital sense is always masculine.

Examples

"Usa un buscador para encontrar la información."

Natural Translation

Use a search engine to find the information.

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