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macchinista

engine driver

noun mahk-kee-NEE-stah Rare
People & Society Professions

Also means

machinist

Usage Note

Macchinista ends in -ista, so the masculine article is il macchinista and the feminine is la macchinista; plurals are i macchinisti (m) and le macchiniste (f). In Italy it primarily means a train driver (conducente del treno), but in theatre it means a stagehand who operates scenery machinery.

Examples

"Il macchinista ha fermato il treno in orario."

Natural Translation

The engine driver stopped the train on time.

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