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metalmeccanico

metalworker

noun meh-tahl-mek-KAH-nee-koh Rare
People & Society Professions

Also means

metalworking (adjective)

Usage Note

Metalmeccanico (masculine -o, feminine -a) refers to a worker in the metal-engineering sector — foundries, machine shops, automotive plants. Despite the seed gender listed as 'f', the base form metalmeccanico is masculine; the noun's gender follows the sex of the worker or the noun being modified. Il settore metalmeccanico is the metalworking industry, a cornerstone of northern Italian manufacturing. The union FIOM represents metalmeccanici.

Examples

"Mio padre ha lavorato come metalmeccanico per trent'anni."

Natural Translation

My father worked as a metalworker for thirty years.

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