acomodador
/akomodadoɾ/from spelling rules
The English phrase "wedding usher" is translated into Spanish as acomodador.
A acomodador is a person responsible for assisting guests in finding their seats during a wedding ceremony.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of this word is acomodadores, which corresponds to "wedding ushers".
How do you pronounce it?
/akomodadoɾ/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, the duties of a wedding usher are often absorbed by the padrinos, who are the official 'godparents' or sponsors of the wedding.
- The term protocolista is sometimes used instead of acomodador to emphasize that the person is managing strict social etiquette rather than just finding seats.
- The English word 'commodity' and the Spanish word acomodador share a common ancestor in the Latin word commodus, which meant 'convenient'.
Examples in context
- Por favor, diríjase al ujier de la boda para encontrar su asiento.Please approach the wedding usher to find your seat.
- Nuestro encargado de recibir a los invitados les mostrará sus asientos.Our wedding usher will show you to your seats.
- El acomodador nos indicó dónde sentarnos.The wedding usher showed us where to sit.
- Necesitamos un acomodador para la ceremonia.We need a wedding usher for the ceremony.
- El acomodador es muy amable con los invitados.The wedding usher is very kind to the guests.
Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are arriving at a wedding venue.
- Daniel¿Dónde está el acomodador?Where is the wedding usher?
- ElenaÉl está cerca de la entrada, Daniel.He is near the entrance, Daniel.
- DanielPerfecto, vamos a buscarlo.Perfect, let's go find him.
- ElenaSí, él nos ayudará con los asientos.Yes, he will help us with the seats.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries acomodador, CC BY-SA 4.0.
