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operaio

Definitions of operaio
  1. noun
    someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
    synonyms: lavorante, manovale
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    types:
    pulitore
    someone whose occupation is cleaning
    bracciante, braccio, giornaliero, uomo di fatica
    a laborer who works by the day; for daily wages
    scavatore, vangatore, zappaterra, zappatore
    a laborer who digs
    lavapiatti
    someone who washes dishes
    galeotto, sterratore
    a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
    becchino, necroforo, seppellitore
    a person who earns a living by digging graves
    carretto
    a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
    minatore
    laborer who works in a mine
    asinaio, mulattiere
    a worker who drives mules
    portuale, scaricatore
    a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
    fochista, fuochista
    a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship)
    boscaiolo, segantino, spaccalegna, tagliaboschi, taglialegna
    cuts down trees and chops wood as a job
    spazzacamino
    someone who cleans soot from chimneys
    agricoltore, coltivatore, contadino
    a hired hand on a farm
    bifolco, bovaro, mandriano, vaccaro
    someone who drives a herd
    villano
    one of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers
    palafreniere, stalliere
    someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
    netturbino, scopino, spazzino
    a worker employed to clean streets (especially one employed by a municipal sanitation department)
  2. noun
    a person who works at a specific occupation
    synonyms: lavoratore
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    types:
    aiutante, aiuto, assistente, braccio destro
    a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
    attacchino
    someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards
    barcaiolo, battelliere
    someone who drives or rides in a boat
    carrettiere
    someone whose work is driving carts
    accumulatore, collezionista, raccoglitore
    a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
    conducente, guidatore
    someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle
    assunto, colletto bianco, dipendente, impiegato
    a worker who is hired to perform a job
    lampionaio
    (when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights
    cavapietre, cavatore
    a man who works in a quarry
    crumiro
    someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
    schiavo, servo
    a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
    conoscitore, esperto, specialista, tecnico
    a worker who has acquired special skills
    lavoratore, negro, stacanovista
    someone who works as hard as a slave
    contrattista, straordinario
    a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
    sindacalista
    a worker who belongs to a trade union
    volontario
    a person who performs voluntary work
    lavandaio
    someone who washes things for a living
    ausiliario
    someone who acts as assistant
    guardamacchine, parcheggiatore, posteggiatore
    someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
    aeronauta, aviatore, aviere, velocista
    someone who operates an aircraft
    fornaio, panettiere, panificatore
    someone who bakes bread or cake
    barista
    an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
    macellaio, scannatore
    a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
    calligrafo
    someone skilled in penmanship
    canoista
    someone paddling a canoe
    auriga
    the driver of a chariot
    commesso
    an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
    automedonte, cocchiere, vetturino
    a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
    cuciniere, cuoco
    someone who cooks food
    copista, scriba, scritturale, scrivano, trascrittore
    someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
    copy-writer
    a person employed to write advertising or publicity copy
    artigiano, mestierante
    a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
    tagliatore, trinciatore
    someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments)
    procaccia
    someone employed to make deliveries
    luogotenente, sostituto, vice
    an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
    donna, serva
    a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
    tintore
    someone whose job is to dye cloth
    curatore, editore, redattore
    a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
    elettrauto, elettricista, guardalinee, stendifili
    a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines
    incisore
    a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching
    traghettatore
    a man who operates a ferry
    pescatore
    someone whose occupation is catching fish
    fondatore
    a worker who makes metal castings
    corniciaio
    someone who makes frames (as for pictures)
    gassista
    someone employed by a gas company
    gondoliere
    a (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola
    salariato
    a person who works only for money
    cacciatore
    someone who hunts game
    lacchè
    a male servant (especially a footman)
    aeromodello, indossatrice
    a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
    cameriere, domestico, servitore
    a man servant
    aeromodello, indossatore, mennequin, modella, modello, top model
    a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
    canottiere, regatante, rematore, vogatore
    someone who rows a boat
    funzionario, pubblico ufficiale, secretario, segretario, ufficiale, uffiziale, uficiale, ufiziale
    a worker who holds or is invested with an office
    occhialaio, ottico
    a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision
    imbianchino, pittore
    a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint
    gessaio, intonacatore, stuccatore
    a worker skilled in applying plaster
    stampante, stampatore
    someone whose occupation is printing
    proiezionista
    the person who operates the projector in a movie house
    suggeritore
    someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech
    restauratore, rinnovatore
    a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
    pubblicano
    a person who goes from house to house collecting rents for the owner
    portaborse
    the most helpful assistant
    rivettatrice
    a worker who inserts and hammers rivets
    marinaio, marinaro, velista
    any member of a ship's crew
    sguattero
    a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing)
    secretario, segretario
    an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization
    armato, militare, milite, soldato
    someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
    fabbro, forgiatore
    someone who works at something specified
    macchinista
    an employee of a theater who performs work involved in putting on a theatrical production
    tagliatore
    someone who cuts or carves stone
    subalterno
    an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
    casellante
    someone employed to collect tolls
    ferroviere
    an employee of a railroad
    accordatore
    someone who tunes pianos
    dattilografo
    someone paid to operate a typewriter
  3. noun
    a laborer who works by the day; for daily wages
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    type of:
    lavorante, manovale
    someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
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