uppstickare

Swedish

Etymology

sticka upp (“be insubordinate”) +‎ -are (“-er”)

Noun

uppstickare c

1. a person, company, or the like that has (relatively) recently begun to assert themselves (against more established opponents, within sports, business, politics, or some other context); a newcomer, a challenger, someone or something up and coming, etc.

Declension

Declension of uppstickare
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	uppstickare	uppstickaren	uppstickare	uppstickarna
Genitive	uppstickares	uppstickarens	uppstickares	uppstickarnas

References

• uppstickare in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• uppstickare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)