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capoeirista, n.
Brit. |ˌkapʊeɪˈriːstə|, |ˌkapwəˈrɪstə|, U.S. |ˌkæpwəˈrɪstə|
Plural -s, unchanged
Forms: 19– capoeirista, 19– capoerista, 19– capoierista
[‹ Brazilian Portuguese capoeirista > n. + -ista -ist suffix.]
A practitioner of capoeira.
1954Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 4 Jan. 6/3 The training of the capoeirista..is almost as difficult as that of a dancer. 1984Dance Theatre Jrnl. May 4/1 Sequences of movement are learned by the capoeirista. 1995Guardian 24 Nov. (Friday Rev. section) 5/3 The play lasts no more than a couple of minutes, and then the proud capoeirista are presented with new belts. 2001Observer 6 May (Escape section) 10/2 Circles of capoeiristas gather in the public spaces in front of poetically crumbling baroque churches, clapping, singing and playing esoteric musical instruments. |