senderista

Spanish

Etymology

From sendero +‎ -ista. Sense 2, after the Peruvian far-left militant group Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sendeˈɾista/ [sẽn̪.d̪eˈɾis.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: sen‧de‧ris‧ta

Noun

senderista m or f by sense (plural senderistas)

  1. rambler, hiker, walker
    Synonym: excursionista
    • 2015 July 26, “Arena, ‘cachaça’ y selva en Paraty”, in El País‎[1]:
      Rutas en todoterreno, para ciclistas, recorrido senderistas y paseos a caballo son las principales atracciones que ofrecen la mayoría de hoteles locales.
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  2. (Peru, Peruvian politics, often derogatory) member of the Peruvian far-left militant group Shining Path

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