uppstickare

== Swedish == === Etymology === sticka upp (“be insubordinate”) +‎ -are (“-er”) === Noun === uppstickare c a person, company, or the like that has (relatively) recently begun to assert themselves (against more established opponents, within sports, business, politics, or some other context); a newcomer, a challenger, someone or something up and coming, etc. ==== Declension ==== === References === “uppstickare”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “uppstickare”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)