mileurista

Spanish

Etymology

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

Adjective

mileurista (plural mileuristas)

  1. (Spain) Someone who having an income barely close to 1,000 euros a month, and generally is considered below its professional expectations.
  2. (Spain) Related mileurista or mileurismo. E. g. salario mileurista
    salario mileurista
    salary of one thousand euros

Noun

mileurista m, f (plural mileuristas)

  1. (Spain) Someone who having an income barely close to 1,000 euros a month, and generally is considered below its professional expectations.

Further reading

References
  1. Yo soy 'mileurista'
  2. "Ya no soy 'mileurista', pero sólo técnicamente"
  3. ¿Quién inventó la palabra mileurista?
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