ultimo arrivato

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “last arrived”.

Noun

ultimo arrivato m (plural ultimi arrivati)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ultimo,‎ arrivato.
2. newcomer, upstart
   • 2020, Barack Obama, translated by Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, and Giuseppe Maugeri, Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:

     Discutemmo del calendario delle primarie e dei caucus, consapevoli del fatto che, per la campagna di un ultimo arrivato come me, sarebbe stato fondamentale vincere nei primi Stati, soprattutto in Iowa.

     We discussed the primary and caucus calendar, understanding that for an upstart campaign like mine, everything would depend on winning the early states, especially Iowa.

     (literally, “We discussed the primary and caucus calendar, conscious of the fact that, for the campaign of an upstart like me, it would be fundamental to win in the first states, above all in Iowa.”)