The Spanish suffixes “-dor” and “-dora” are word endings that make new words! They’re often used to turn action words (verbs) into names for people or things that do those actions.
Examples of the Spanish suffix -dor and -dora
| Spanish verb (Infinitive) | Adjective with “-dor” | Adjective with “-dora” |
|---|---|---|
| bailar (to dance) | bailador (dancer) | bailadora (female dancer) |
| nadar (to swim) | nadador (swimmer) | nadadora (female swimmer) |
| hablar (to talk) | hablador (talkative) | habladora (chatty, female talkative) |
| correr (to run) | corredor (runner) | corredora (female runner) |
Did you know there are over 750 Spanish words that end in either DOR or DORA? Not all of them derive from a Spanish verb, but it great practice to learn when it is.
Feel free to search and sort the whole list underneath:
Spanish words that end in -dor or -dora
| Spanish word that end in -dor or -dora | English translation |
|---|---|
| abastecedor | outfitter |
| abordador | boarder |
| abrasador | scorching |
| abridor | opener |
| abrumador | exhausting, tiresome |
| abrumador | overwhelming |
| abusador | abuser |
| acechador | stalker |
| acelerador | accelerator (pedal) |
| acogedor | cozy |
| acogedor | friendly |
| acogedor | hospitable |
| acollador | lanyard |
| acosador | bulling |
| acosador | harassing |
| acosador | bully |
| acosador | harasser |
| acreedor | credit |
| acreedor | creditor |
| acreedora | feminine form of acreedor |
| activador | activating |
| activador | activator |
| activadora | feminine form of activador |
| acumulador | accumulator (one who, or that which, accumulates) |
| acumulador | rechargeable battery |
| acusador | accusatory |
| acusador | accuser |
| acusador | complainant |
| acusador | prosecutor |
| adaptador | adapter |
| adivinador | divining, foretelling (attributive) |
| adivinador | guessing, guesswork (attributive) |
| adivinador | diviner, foreteller |
| adivinador | guesser |
| adivinadora | feminine form of adivinador |
| administrador | administrator |
| admirador | admirer |
| admiradora | feminine form of admirador |
| -ador | Form of -dor attached to -ar verb stems. Forms (usually agent) nouns and adjectives |
| -adora | feminine form of -ador |
| adorador | admirer |
| adorador | adorer |
| adorador | worshiper |
| adulador | adulator, sycophant |
| aduladora | feminine form of adulador |
| aerodeslizador | hovercraft |
| afeitadora | electric shaver, electric razor |
| agateador | treecreeper |
| agitador | agitator |
| agitadora | agitator |
| agotador | tiring, exhausting |
| aguador | water carrier |
| aguador | water seller |
| aguadora | feminine form of aguador |
| alargador | extension cord |
| alborotador | troublemaker, agitator, tearaway |
| alcandora | signal flare, beacon |
| alrededor | surroundings |
| alrededor | around |
| alternador | alternator |
| amaestrador | animal trainer |
| amansador | tamer |
| ambientador | air freshener |
| ametralladora | machine gun |
| amortiguador | softening, muffling |
| amortiguador | bumper of a vehicle |
| amortiguador | shock absorber |
| ampliadora | enlarger |
| amplificador | amplifying |
| amplificador | amplifier |
| anestesiador | anesthetist |
| animador | animator |
| animador | cheerleader |
| animador | entertainer |
| animador | presenter, host (moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance) |
| animadora | feminine form of animador |
| anunciador | announcing |
| anunciador | advertiser |
| anunciador | announcer |
| apaciguador | pacifying |
| aparador | sideboard |
| apisonadora | steamroller, road roller |
| aplanadora | bulldozer |
| aplanadora | road roller |
| aplicador | applicator |
| apostador | bettor, punter (one who bets) |
| apuntador | pointing |
| apuntador | pointer |
| apuntador | prompter |
| archivador | filing |
| archivador | filing clerk; archivist |
| archivador | filing cabinet |
| archivadora | feminine form of archivador |
| ardor | ardour |
| ardor | burning (feeling) |
| ardor | eagerness |
| ardor | heat |
| arrebatador | captivating (beautiful) |
| asaeteador | archer |
| asegurador | insurer |
| aseguradora | insurance (company) |
| aspiradora | vacuum cleaner |
| astilladora | woodchipper |
| aterrador | terrifying |
| atizador | poker (for fire) |
| atomizador | atomizer |
| atronador | thunderous |
| aumentador | augmenter |
| aviador | aviator |
| azotador | one who whips; whipper |
| águila pescadora | osprey (Pandion haliaetus) |
| bañador | swimming costume, bathing costume |
| bañador | swimming trunks |
| bateador | batter |
| bateadora | feminine form of bateador |
| batidor | whisk |
| batidora | mixer, blender (electrical) |
| batidora | whisk (hand-powered) |
| besador | kisser |
| blanqueador | bleach |
| borrador | chalkboard eraser |
| borrador | eraser, rubber |
| boxeador | (male) boxer |
| boxeadora | female boxer |
| buccinador | buccinator |
| buscador | prospector |
| buscador | seeker |
| caçador | obsolete spelling of cazador |
| caçador | obsolete spelling of cazador |
| calculador | calculator |
| calculadora | calculator |
| calentador | boiler |
| calentador | heater |
| calzador | shoehorn |
| cambiador | changing, exchanging |
| candor | candor |
| carburador | carburetor (a device in an internal combustion engine) |
| cargador | charger |
| cargador | magazine (of a gun) |
| catalizador | catalyst |
| cazador | hunting |
| cazador | hunter |
| cazadora | feminine form of cazador |
| cazadora | flight jacket, bomber jacket |
| cazadora | non-poisonous South American snake Chironius monticola |
| cebador | starter |
| cebador | primer |
| ceñidor | belt |
| ceñidor | girdle, sash |
| centrifugadora | centrifuge |
| cinta aisladora | electrical tape |
| cinta transportadora | conveyor belt |
| cisne silbador | The Bewick’s swan |
| cóndor | condor |
| coasegurador | coinsurer |
| codescubridor | codiscoverer |
| cofundador | A co-founder, a male co-founder |
| colaborador | collaborator |
| colaboradora | (female) collaborator |
| colador | colander |
| colador | sieve |
| colgador | A clothes hook, hanger |
| colisionador | collider |
| comedor | cafeteria, canteen (staff restaurant) |
| comedor | dining room |
| comedor | eater (someone who eats) |
| comedor | eatery |
| comentador | commentator |
| competidor | competing |
| competidor | competitor |
| competidora | (female) competitor |
| comprador | buying |
| comprador | buyer |
| computador | computer |
| computadora | computer |
| comunicador | communicator, one who communicates |
| concitador | One that instigates or stirs up |
| congelador | freezer |
| conmovedor | moving, touching |
| conocedor | expert, specialist |
| conocedor | expert |
| conquistador | conqueror, conquistador |
| conquistador | a beau |
| conquistador | a womanizer |
| conservador | conservative |
| conservador | conserver |
| conservadora | feminine form of conservador |
| consolador | consoler, comforter |
| consolador | dildo |
| consoladora | feminine form of consolador |
| conspirador | conspirator |
| consumidor | A consumer |
| contador | accountant |
| contador | counter |
| contador | measurer |
| contador | meter (device that measures e.g. electricity meter, odometer) |
| contador | counter |
| contadora | female accountant |
| contenedor | container |
| contestador | cheeky |
| contestador | answering machine |
| contestadora | answering machine |
| convertidor | converting |
| convertidor | converter |
| coordinador | coordinating |
| coordinador | coordinator |
| coordinadora | (female) coordinator |
| corredor | running |
| corredor | broker |
| corredor | corridor. hall |
| corredor | runner |
| corredora | feminine form of corredor |
| corregidor | correcting, correctional |
| corregidor | magistrate, reeve (judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law) |
| cortador | cutting |
| cortador | incisor (tooth) |
| cortador | butcher |
| cortador | chopping board |
| cortador | cutter |
| cosechador | harvester |
| cotransportador | cotransporter |
| creador | creator |
| cuidador | keeper, caretaker |
| cultivador | grower |
| curtidor | tanner |
| curtidora | tanner |
| decorador | decorator |
| denominador | denominating |
| denominador | denominator (that which denominates) |
| denominador | denominator (the number or expression written below the line in a fraction) |
| depredador | predatory |
| depredador | predator |
| depredadora | feminine form of depredador |
| descolonizador | decolonizing; that which decolonizes |
| descubridor | discovering |
| descubridor | discoverer |
| desencantador | disappointer |
| desfavorecedor | unfavorable |
| desfibradora | shredder |
| desfibrilador | defibrillator |
| despertador | alarm clock |
| destornillador | screwdriver (a tool used to turn screws) |
| destripador | ripper (murderer who kills and often mutilates victims with a blade) |
| detonador | detonator |
| deudor | debtor |
| devastador | devastating, destructive |
| dibujador | drawer, sketcher |
| dictador | A dictator |
| dilatador | dilating |
| dilatador | dilator |
| discutidor | argumentative |
| diseñador | designer |
| distribuidor | distributor |
| distribuidor | hall, corridor |
| divinador | diviner, foreteller |
| divinadora | feminine form of divinador |
| domador | tamer; one who tames animals |
| -dor | Forming derivatives of other nouns: |
| -dor | Forming (usually agent) nouns and adjectives from verbs. The form used depends on the suffix of verb being appended: for -ar verbs use -ador (-adora), for -er verbs -edor (-edora) and for -ir verbs -idor (-idora) |
| -dora | feminine form of -dor |
| ecuador | equator |
| Ecuador | Ecuador |
| -edor | Form of -dor attached to -er verb stems. Forms (usually agent) nouns and adjectives |
| -edora | feminine form of -edor |
| elevador | lifting |
| elevador | lift |
| elevador | forklift |
| El Salvador | El Salvador |
| embajador | ambassador |
| embajadora | feminine form of embajador |
| embalsamador | embalming |
| embalsamador | embalmer |
| embriagador | intoxicating |
| empacador | baler (machine) |
| empacador | baler, packer (profession) |
| empacadora | baler (machine) |
| empacadora | baler, packer (worker) |
| empacadora | feminine form of empacador |
| empacadora | packing plant (industry) |
| emperador | emperor, empress |
| empleador | employer |
| emprendedor | enterprising, plucky |
| emprendedor | entrepreneur |
| encantador | captivating, enchanting, charming |
| encantador | delightful |
| encantador | charmer |
| encantadora | charmer |
| encendedor | lighter (fire making device) |
| encubridor | concealing |
| encubridor | accomplice, accessory (to a crime) |
| engrampadora | stapler |
| enjugador | wiping |
| enjugador | clotheshorse |
| enriquecedor | enriching |
| ensordecedor | deafening |
| entrenador | trainer |
| entrenadora | (female) coach (trainer) |
| enviciador | addictive |
| equador | obsolete form of ecuador |
| escanciador | A pourer of cider, done in the traditional way (explained at escanciar) |
| escanciador | A type of cider-pouring device, which allows the movement of air into the glass by pouring from a height, or that imitates pouring from a height |
| escupidor | spitter (someone or something that spits) |
| escurridor | colander, strainer |
| escurridor | drying rack |
| esgrimidor | fencer |
| espectador | spectator (observer) |
| espectadora | feminine form of espectador |
| esplendor | splendour, splendor |
| esquiador | skier (someone who skis) |
| estafador | fraud, swindler (person) |
| estafadora | feminine form of estafador |
| estrangulador | choke [control on a carburetor], throttle |
| estrangulador | strangler |
| evangelizador | evangelizer |
| excavadora | bulldozer, excavator, digger (construction equipment) |
| expendedor | selling |
| expendedor | seller |
| expendedora | feminine form of expendedor |
| expendedora | vending machine |
| explorador | explorer |
| exploradora | feminine form of explorador |
| exportador | exporting |
| exportador | exporter |
| exprimidor | squeezer (instrument) |
| exterminador | exterminator, destructor |
| falsificador | forger |
| fiador | bondsman, surety, guarantor, bailor, backer |
| fiador | catch, latch |
| fiador | boy’s buttock |
| fiador | fastener, retainer, toggle, catch |
| fiador | fastening cord [of a cape or cloak], chinstrap |
| fiador | gutter hook (for fastening a gutter to a building) |
| fiador | lock tumbler |
| fiador | neck collar (on a horse) |
| fiador | safety catch, rifle sear |
| fiador | safety strap (for securing a sword) |
| flotador | floating |
| flotador | float |
| flotador | floater |
| formulador | maker, former (one who forms) |
| fornicador | fornicator |
| fotomultiplicador | photomultiplier |
| francotirador | sniper |
| fumador | smoker |
| fumadora | feminine form of fumador |
| fumigador | fumigator |
| fundador | founder |
| fundadora | feminine form of fundador |
| ganador | winning |
| ganador | winner |
| ganadora | feminine form of ganador |
| gavilán pescador | osprey (pandion haliaetus) |
| gaviota reidora | The black-headed gull. A seabird |
| generador | generating |
| generador | generator |
| gladiador | gladiator |
| gladiadora | feminine form of gladiador |
| gobernador | governor |
| goleador | goal scorer; attacker (who scores many goals) |
| golpeador | kicker; hitter (someone who kicks or hits) |
| gozador | funloving |
| grabador | tape recorder |
| grabadora | recorder |
| graduador | graduator, gauger |
| grapadora | stapler |
| hablador | talkative |
| halagador | agreeable, pleasant |
| hedor | stench, malodor, fetidness (bad smell) |
| hervidor | kettle (for boiling water) |
| hipnotizador | hypnotic |
| hipnotizador | hypnotist |
| historiador | historian |
| historiadora | feminine form of historiador |
| hospedador | host |
| humidificador | humidifier |
| -idor | Form of -dor attached to -ir verb stems. Forms (usually agent) nouns and adjectives |
| -idora | feminine form of -idor |
| imitador | imitating |
| imitador | imitator |
| imitadora | feminine form of imitador |
| incineradora | incinerator |
| incumplidor | deadbeat, disappointer |
| indicador | indicator, trafficator |
| indicador | indicator |
| inhalador | inhalator |
| inhibidor | inhibitor |
| inhibidora | feminine form of inhibidor |
| innovador | innovative |
| inspirador | inspiring |
| inspirador | inspirer (person who inspires) |
| intercambiador | interchange; interchange station |
| intercambiador | terminal (transport facility) |
| intercomunicador | intercom, talkback, doorphone |
| intermediador | intermediating |
| intermediador | intermediator |
| investigador | researching, investigating |
| investigador | researcher, investigator |
| investigadora | feminine form of investigador |
| jugador | gambler |
| jugador | player |
| labrador | farm worker |
| lanzador | pitcher, in baseball |
| lanzadora | (female) pitcher, in baseball |
| lavadora | washing machine |
| leñador | lumberjack |
| leñador | lumber seller |
| legislador | legislator |
| liberador | liberator |
| libertador | liberating; that which liberates or frees |
| libertador | liberator |
| librepensador | freethinker |
| licuadora | blender |
| limpiador | cleaning |
| limpiador | cleaner (cleansing product) |
| limpiador | windscreen wiper (see limpiaparabrisas) |
| lisonjeador | flatterer |
| llamador | caller |
| llamador | door knocker |
| llamador | messenger |
| llenador | filling |
| localizador | localizer |
| luchador | fighting |
| luchador | fighter |
| luchador | wrestler |
| luchadora | feminine form of luchador |
| madrugador | rising or waking early |
| madrugador | early riser, early bird |
| malversador | embezzler, grafter, peculator |
| manipulador | manipulating |
| manipulador | manipulative |
| manipulador | manipulator |
| maquiladora | assembly plant |
| maquinador | deviser, plotter, machinator |
| maquinador | Metalworker who works pieces with the use of machines |
| marcador | bookmark |
| marcador | marker |
| marcador | scoreboard |
| martillo perforador | jackhammer |
| martín pescador | kingfisher (Alcedinidae) |
| matador | a slaughterer, a killer |
| matador | matador, a featured bullfighter at a bullfight event |
| matadora | Female killer |
| mecedor | rocking (that rocks, swings) |
| mecedor | rocking chair |
| mecedora | rocking chair |
| mediador | mediator |
| medidor | measuring |
| medidor | meter (device that measures things) |
| medidor | measurer |
| merecedor | deserving |
| miador | miaowing |
| miador | miaower |
| microprocesador | microprocessor |
| mirador | An enclosed balcony, or bay window |
| mirador | A viewpoint or vantage point |
| moderador | moderating |
| moderador | moderator |
| moralizador | moralizing |
| moralizador | moralizer |
| mostrador | (shop) counter |
| motivador | motivating, encouraging |
| motivador | motivator |
| máquina expendedora | vending machine |
| máquina perforadora | hole punch, or perforator |
| multiplicador | multiplying |
| multiplicador | multiplier |
| multiplicadora | feminine form of multiplicador |
| nadador | swimmer |
| narrador | narrator, storyteller |
| narradora | feminine form of narrador |
| nebulizador | nebulizer |
| negociador | negotiator |
| numerador | numerator |
| observador | observant |
| observador | observing |
| observador | observer |
| observadora | feminine form of observador |
| oidor | judge, magistrate for a royal audiency |
| oidor | hearer |
| operador | operator |
| operadora | feminine form of operador, (female) operator |
| orador | orator |
| oradora | feminine form of orador |
| ordenador | computer |
| organizador | organizer |
| oso lavador | raccoon |
| Pandora | Pandora |
| panificador | bread maker |
| panificadora | feminine form of panificador |
| panificadora | (industrial) bakery |
| parador | hostel |
| parador | a kind of official luxury hotel |
| paralizador | paralyzing |
| partidor | primer |
| patinador | skating |
| patinador | skater |
| patrocinador | sponsor |
| patrocinadora | feminine form of patrocinador |
| pecador | sinful |
| pecador | sinner |
| pecadora | feminine form of pecador |
| peleador | combative, fighting |
| peleador | quarrelsome, feisty |
| pensador | thinker |
| pensadora | (female) thinker |
| perdedor | loser |
| perdedora | feminine form of perdedor |
| perforadora | hole punch |
| perforadora | keypunch |
| perforadora | mining drill |
| perpetrador | perpetrator |
| perturbador | perturbing |
| perturbador | agitator |
| perturbador | troublemaker |
| perturbadora | feminine form of perturbador |
| pescador | That fishes |
| pescador | fisherman or fisher |
| pescadora | (female) fisher |
| pescadora | fisherwoman |
| pez volador | flying fish |
| picador | someone who cuts sugar-cane |
| picador | someone who stabs or wounds |
| plagiador | plagiarist; one who plagiarizes |
| plantador | dibber, dibbler (person) |
| plantador | dibber, dibble (tool) |
| plantador | planter |
| platillo volador | flying saucer (disc-shaped unidentified flying object) |
| píldora | pill |
| ponderador | one who ponders |
| ponderador | one who weighs |
| portador | carrier |
| portadora | feminine form of portador |
| poseedor | owning |
| poseedor | owner |
| predador | predator (any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other organisms) |
| predicador | preaching |
| predicador | preacher |
| prendedor | barrette |
| prendedor | button (a badge worn on clothes) |
| preparador | preparer, one who prepares |
| presentador | host, hostess, master of ceremonies (for a performance etc.) |
| presentador | presenter |
| presentadora | (Female) presenter |
| probador | fitting room |
| probador | tester |
| procesador | processor |
| procurador | procurator, attorney, agent |
| programador | programmer |
| prometedor | promising |
| pronunciador | pronouncer (something which pronounces) |
| prosumidor | prosumer |
| proveedor | provider |
| proveedor | supplier |
| proveedora | feminine form of proveedor |
| provocador | contentious (given to struggling with others) |
| provocador | provocative |
| provocador | provoking |
| pudor | modesty |
| pudor | shame |
| pulidor | polish |
| pulidor | polisher |
| pulverizador | atomizer |
| pulverizador | spray |
| quemador | burning |
| quemador | burner |
| quemadora | burner |
| radiador | radiator |
| rallador | grater |
| ralladora | grater |
| ralladora | shredder |
| raspador | scraper |
| rastreador | tracker |
| razuradora | razor, razorblade |
| recabador | lobbyist |
| recibidor | entrance hall |
| reducidor | fence, middleman (for transactions of stolen goods) |
| refrigerador | refrigerator |
| regasificador | regasification (attributive) |
| regidor | Regidor |
| registrador | A dial, pressure gauge, thermostat, weight, speedometer, or similar control panel |
| registrador | A registrar, recorder |
| registrador | One that registers, especially for a court, ministry, king, or documents |
| registrador | Someone that is well versed in deciphering the various merchandise of a business |
| registradora | feminine form of registrador |
| regulador | regulator |
| reguladora | feminine form of regulador |
| reloj despertador | alarm clock |
| rematador | auctioneer |
| removedor | remover |
| renovador | renewing, describing renewal |
| repartidor | deliveryman |
| repartidor | distributor, dealer |
| repartidor | paperboy |
| representador | representing |
| resaltador | highlighter |
| respirador | respirator |
| respirador | snorkel |
| resplandor | sheen |
| retador | challenging |
| retador | defiant |
| roedor | rodent |
| rotulador | marker, felt-tip (pen) |
| roturadora | road plow, rototiller, rotavator |
| sabedor | aware, informed |
| saboteador | saboteur |
| sacrificador | sacrificer |
| sacrificadora | feminine form of sacrificador |
| saltador | jumper, diver |
| salvador | saviour, savior |
| Salvador | male given name, given in honor of Christ as the Savior ( Salvador) |
| secador | dryer |
| secador | hair dryer |
| secadora | dryer |
| secuestrador | kidnapper, hijacker |
| secuestradora | feminine form of secuestrador |
| seguidor | follower |
| seguidora | feminine form of seguidor |
| seleccionador | selector |
| seleccionador | manager, coach |
| sembrador | seeding |
| sembrador | seeder |
| sembrador | seeding machine |
| senador | senator |
| senadora | female senator |
| sentenciador | sentencing, giving a sentence |
| sentenciador | sentencer, one who sentences |
| separador | bookmark |
| separador | divider |
| serrador | sawyer |
| servidor | server |
| silenciador | muffler |
| simulador | simulated |
| simulador | simulating |
| simulador | malingerer |
| simulador | pretender |
| simulador | simulator |
| sintonizador | tuner (TV or radio) |
| soñador | dreaming |
| soñador | dreamer |
| sobrecogedor | Impressive; awesome |
| sobrecogedor | Shocking; horrific |
| subastador | auctioneer |
| sudor | sweat |
| sueño libertador | liberator dream |
| sueño libertador | The dream of winning the Copa Libertadores football (soccer) competition. Thus, when a team gets eliminated from the competition, it is said that the team has waken up from the liberator dream |
| sufridor | suffering |
| sufridor | sufferer |
| sujetador | bra, brassiere |
| sujetador | clip, pin (for hair, papers etc.) |
| sujetador | fastener |
| suministrador | supplier |
| supinador | supinator; muscle that causes supination |
| tabulador | tabulator |
| talador | lumberjack |
| taladrador | drill, a tool for creating holes in a workpiece |
| tallador | carver |
| tallador | engraver |
| tallador | croupier (person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table) |
| tasador | assessor |
| tasadora | assessor |
| tejedor | weaver |
| telespectador | television viewer |
| tenedor | fork |
| tentador | tempting |
| Teodora | female given name, cognate to Theodora |
| termorregulador | thermoregulator |
| tirador | shooter, rifleman |
| tiradora | feminine form of tirador |
| tocador | dressing table |
| tomador | pickpocket |
| tomador | taker; receiver; retriever |
| toreador | toreador |
| torturador | torturer |
| tostador | toaster |
| tostadora | toaster |
| totalizador | adding-up, totalling |
| totalizador | totalizator |
| totalizador | totalizer |
| trabajador | hard-working |
| trabajador | worker |
| tragador | cumslut |
| tragador | swallower |
| traidor | traitorous |
| traidor | unpredictable |
| traidor | traitor |
| traidora | feminine form of traidor |
| transbordador | ferry |
| transformador | transforming |
| transformador | transformer (a device that changes the characteristics of AC electricity) |
| transportador | transporting |
| transportador | carrier, conveyor |
| transportador | protractor |
| trasbordador | alternative form of transbordador |
| trasformador | alternative form of transformador |
| trasformador | alternative form of transformador |
| trasportador | alternative form of transportador |
| trasportador | alternative form of transportador |
| trazador | plotter (type of printer) |
| trazador | designer, planner |
| trazador | tracer |
| trepador | climbing |
| trepador | careerist |
| trepador | climber |
| trepador | social climber |
| trituradora | shredder |
| tuneladora | tunneler (device for making tunnels) |
| usurpador | usurper |
| vaporizador | vaporizer |
| veedor | looking, observing |
| veedor | guard |
| veedor | overman |
| veedor | overseer |
| velador | candlestick |
| velador | nightstand |
| vencedor | conquering |
| vencedor | conquerer |
| vencedora | (female) conquerer |
| vendedor | salesman |
| vendedora | saleswoman |
| vengador | avenger |
| vengadora | avenger |
| ventilador | fan, ventilator |
| versificador | versifier |
| vestidor | changing room |
| viñador | winegrower |
| viñadora | feminine form of viñador |
| vibrador | vibrator |
| violador | violating |
| violador | rapist |
| violadora | feminine form of violador |
| visitadora | feminine form of visitador |
| visitadora | enema |
| visitadora | syringe |
| volador | flying |
| zelador | zealot, zealotist |