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taxista

taxi driver

noun tahk-SEE-stah Rare
People & Society Professions

Usage Note

Taxista is the standard Italian word for a taxi driver. It is a common-gender noun: il taxista (m) and la taxista (f) — the article changes but the noun form stays the same. The plural is taxisti (m/mixed) or taxiste (f). Variant spelling tassista (from tassì) also appears.

Examples

"Il taxista conosceva ogni strada della città."

Natural Translation

The taxi driver knew every street of the city.

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