brigadista
English edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish brigadista.
Noun edit
brigadista (plural brigadistas)
- A member of the Spanish International Brigades (Brigadas Internacionales).
- 1984 April 28, Loie Hayes, “Passionate Politics in Nicaragua”, in Gay Community News, page 8:
- Maybe they're a little leary of sending all these queers to their unsuspecting Nicaraguan friends but they have shown no hesitation accepting our applications to be brigadistas.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From brigada (“brigade”) + -ista.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
brigadista m or f (plural brigadistas)
- (relational) brigade
- Synonym: brigadiano
- soldado brigadista ― brigade soldier
Noun edit
brigadista m or f by sense (plural brigadistas)
- A member of a brigade.
- Synonym: brigadiano
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From brigada (“brigade”) + -ista (“-ist”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brigadista m or f by sense (plural brigadistas)
- member of a brigade
- brigadista
Further reading edit
- “brigadista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014