Fidelista

[ fee-de-lee-stuh; Spanish fee-the-lees-tah ]

noun

, plural Fi·de·lis·tas [fee-de-, lee, -st, uh, z, fee-, th, e-, lees, -tahs].

1. Fidelist.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Fidelista¹

1955–60; < Spanish fidelista, equivalent to Fidel ( Castro ) + -ista -ist

Example Sentences

A devout fidelista, Brugeras told close friends that “Fidel will not recover from this.”

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