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addetto

/adˈdet.to/noun · masculineB2
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Meaning

person assigned (to) or in charge (of) (a task, office, etc.)

  • employee
  • attaché

In a sentence

L'addetto alla cassa è in pausa adesso.

The cashier is on break now.

Hai già parlato con l'addetto del museo?

Have you already spoken with the museum staff member?

Non sono l'addetto stampa dell'azienda.

I'm not the company's press attaché.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
addettomasculine · singular
addettimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Use addetto for a role or assigned duty: addetto alle vendite. For a generic worker, dipendente or impiegato is often more natural.
  • It commonly takes a or per before the place, but alle/ai before the task: addetto alla cassa, addetto ai reclami.
  • As a noun for staff roles, it changes for gender and number: addetto, addetta, addetti, addette.

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