Meaning
clerk, office worker
- office worker, clerk
- employee
In a sentence
Mio fratello fa l'impiegato in una piccola banca.
My brother works as a clerk in a small bank.
Gli impiegati sono già tornati dalla pausa pranzo?
Have the employees already come back from lunch break?
Non sono un impiegato, lavoro in negozio.
I'm not an office worker, I work in a shop.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| impiegato | masculine · singular |
| impiegati | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- As a noun, impiegato often means an office-based worker; operaio is manual laborer, dipendente is the broader term for employee.
- For a specific person, say un impiegato / un'impiegata. The feminine form is common and should agree with the person's gender.
- In plural, gli impiegati can mean office staff, but for all company personnel, personale or dipendenti is often more natural.