incisore

engraver

noun een-chee-ZOH-reh Rare

Origin: From incidere (to engrave, to cut into), from Latin incidere (to cut in).

Usage Note

Incisore is masculine; the feminine form is incisora. It refers both to a person who engraves and, in computing, to a device that burns or writes data (e.g. incisore CD/DVD). The related noun is incisione (engraving, incision).

Examples

"L'incisore ha lavorato il rame con precisione."

Natural Translation

The engraver worked the copper with precision.

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