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muratore

bricklayer

noun moo-rah-TOH-reh Rare
People & Society Professions

Origin: From muro (wall) + -atore (agent suffix).

Also means

builder

Usage Note

Muratore refers specifically to a bricklayer or stonemason who lays walls, though in everyday Italian it is used broadly for any construction worker doing masonry. The feminine form muratrice exists but is rarely used; the job is predominantly described in the masculine. The plural is muratori.

Examples

"Il muratore ha alzato il muro in un giorno."

Natural Translation

The bricklayer put up the wall in a day.

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