descamisado
Americannoun
plural
descamisados-
an extreme liberal of the Spanish revolution 1820–23.
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(in Argentina) a worker, especially a poor laborer or factory worker.
Etymology
Origin of descamisado
1815–25; < Spanish: literally, shirtless
Example Sentences
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Under the latest plan, the body will be sealed beneath the monument, which is to be topped by a statue of a descamisado.
From Time Magazine Archive
She is well aware that in the eyes of many a descamisado she is Cinderella in the flesh.
From Time Magazine Archive
"That's being descamisado with a vengeance," she said.
From Time Magazine Archive
Daughter of that descamisado, as my father calls him because he died without a stitch on his back!
From The Torrent Entre Naranjos by Goldberg, Isaac
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