frentista

From frente +‎ -ista.

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -istɐ, (Portugal) -iʃtɐ
• Hyphenation: fren‧tis‧ta

frentista m or f (plural frentistas)

1. (politics) frontist (of or relating to frontism)

frentista m or f by sense (plural frentistas)

1. (politics) frontist (one who advocates for frontism)
2. (Brazil) pump attendant (gas station attendant who is responsible for filling up vehicles)

• “frentista”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “frentista”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “frentista”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “frentista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

From frente +‎ -ista, from enfrentar (“to confront, to set against”).

• IPA^(key): /fɾenˈtista/ [fɾẽn̪ˈt̪is.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: fren‧tis‧ta

frentista m or f (masculine and feminine plural frentistas)

1. confrontational

   el discurso frentista ― confrontational discourse

   • 2018 May 15, Anabel Díez, “PP y PSOE preparan una intervención más dura si el separatismo reincide”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Rajoy y Sánchez rechazan el "discurso frentista" y las "manifestaciones xenófobas" de Torra.

     Rajoy and Sánchez reject the Torra's "confrontational discourse" and "xenophobic protests".

   • 2019 July 11, Victoria Fernández, “Tezanos acusa a Cs de ser "frentista y extremo" y de hacer "pactos vergonzantes" con Vox”, in El Español‎^[2]:

     José Félix Tezanos ha acusado a Ciudadanos de tener un "comportamiento frentista y extremo" y de hacer "pactos vergonzantes" con Vox.

     José Félix Tezanos has accused Ciudadanos of having an "extreme and confrontational behavior" and of making "shameful pacts" with Vox.