golpista
Portuguese, noun/ɡowˈpis.tɐ/
golpista is spelled G-O-L-P-I-S-T-A (8 letters) and appears 4.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 14,093rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Golpista is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “scammer; swindler; fraudster (person who carries out a scam or fraud)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele ou aquilo que aplica ou aplicou um golpe”.
What does golpista mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinescammer; swindler; fraudster (person who carries out a scam or fraud)
- 2
femininemasculinecoup plotter; coupist; putschist (one who takes part in a coup d'état)
adjective
- 1
derogatoryfemininemasculinesupporting a coup d'état
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se do que ou de quem aplicou um golpe 2. diz-se de quem trama ou é a favor de um golpe de Estado 3. diz-se do que ou de quem engana outras com a intenção de obter dinheiro ou vantagens
noun: 1. aquele ou aquilo que aplica ou aplicou um golpe 2. pessoa que trama ou é a favor de um golpe de Estado 3. pessoa que engana outras com a intenção de obter dinheiro ou vantagens
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of golpista
- golpistas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce golpista?
- Brazil /ɡowˈpis.tɐ/
- Brazil [ɡoʊ̯ˈpis.tɐ]
- /ɡowˈpiʃ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to golpista
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is golpista in Portuguese?
golpista appears 4.1 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).