trasformista

Italian

Etymology

From trasformare +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tras.forˈmis.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Hyphenation: tra‧sfor‧mì‧sta

Noun

trasformista m or f by sense (masculine plural trasformisti, feminine plural trasformiste)

  1. quick-change artist
  2. (by extension) a politician who will change policies or allegiances in order to stay in office

Derived terms

Further reading

  • trasformista in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • trasformista in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • trasformìsta in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • trasformista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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