buscavidas
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== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Verb-object compound, composed of busca (“to look for”) + vidas (“livings”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /buskaˈbidas/ [bus.kaˈβ̞i.ð̞as]
Rhymes: -idas
Syllabification: bus‧ca‧vi‧das
=== Noun ===
buscavidas m or f by sense (plural buscavidas)
hustler, go-getter (one who is good at finding easy employment, and who can easily exploit any ability he has to succeed in life and earn money)
one who is excessively curious or impertinent
=== Further reading ===
“buscavidas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025