mileurista

Spanish

Etymology

From mil +‎ euros +‎ -ista. Term coined by Carolina Alguacil in a letter to the editor of the newspaper El País on 21 August 2005 with "Yo soy mileurista" (I am mileurista).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mileuˈɾista/ [mi.leu̯ˈɾis.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: mi‧leu‧ris‧ta

Adjective

mileurista m or f (masculine and feminine plural mileuristas)

  1. (Spain) Only achieving an income of around 1,000 euros a month, despite having attended higher education.
  2. (Spain) related mileurista or mileurismo
    salario mileurista ― salary of one thousand euros

Noun

mileurista m or f by sense (plural mileuristas)

  1. (Spain) Someone who only achieves an income of around 1,000 euros a month, despite attending higher education.

References

  1. ^ Alguacil, Carolina (20 August 2005) “Yo soy ‘mileurista’”, in El País‎[1] (in Spanish), retrieved 6 January 2024
  2. ^ Mars, Amanda (17 October 2009) “"Ya no soy 'mileurista', pero sólo técnicamente"”, in El País‎[2] (in Spanish), retrieved 6 January 2024
  3. ^ Gallego, David (15 June 2017) “¿Quién inventó la palabra mileurista?”, in BBVA (in Spanish), retrieved 6 January 2024

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