capataz
- noun
- US
- The capataz organized the workers to ensure the crops were harvested on time.
Examples
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Once drinkers had run up large debts of twenty or twenty-five pesos in his bar, he tipped off hacendados, who would then send a capataz (foreman) to their houses.
Academic text (2002) -
That same year, the enmaderador (timberman) Luis Miranda Garcia was ordered by his capataz to clean up the area he was working in.
Academic text (1996) -
At the end of the shift, the capataz returned to find the area completely dirty and a number of cars overturned.
Academic text (1996) -
Every morning, the capataz gives instructions to the team before they start working in the fields.
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The capataz closely monitored the work to make sure everything was done efficiently.
Synonyms
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8.1
A person in charge of workers on a work site
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8.3
A person who leads and cares for a herd of cattle on a long drive
A worker who leads other workers but has little power
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Etymology
The word capataz comes from a root meaning 'head', the same root you see in captain. It originally named the 'head' of the workers, so today a capataz is the person in charge on a farm or ranch.