golfista

golfer

noun gohl-FEES-tah Rare

Usage Note

Golfista is a common-gender noun: el golfista for a male player and la golfista for a female player, with no change in form. It derives directly from golf, a loanword from English. The plural is regular: los golfistas.

Examples

"La golfista ganó el torneo fácilmente."

Natural Translation

The golfer won the tournament easily.

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