macchinista

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Italian

Etymology

From macchina +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mak.kiˈni.sta/
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Hyphenation: mac‧chi‧nì‧sta

Noun

macchinista m or f by sense (masculine plural macchinisti, feminine plural macchiniste)

  1. engine driver, train driver
  2. engineer
  3. stagehand, scene shifter

Further reading

  • macchinista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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