carretillero

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Spanish

A female forklift operator

Etymology

From carretilla +‎ -ero.

Noun

carretillero m (plural carretilleros, feminine carretillera, feminine plural carretilleras)

  1. (Spain) forklift operator, forklift driver
    Synonym: (Latin America) montacarguista
    • 2015 October 28, “Los deseos de los niños descalzos”, in El País:
      Son los niños "en" la calle que en su eterna pugna tras las monedas trabajan jornadas interminables de limpiabotas, carretilleros, vendedores y un sin fin de oficios invisibles para ayudar en la economía familiar.
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