Meaning
lumberjack, woodcutter
- A person whose job is cutting down trees and preparing timber.
In a sentence
Il taglialegna lavora duramente nei boschi fin dalle prime ore dell'alba.
The lumberjack works hard in the woods from the early hours of dawn.
I taglialegna hanno accatastato i tronchi lungo il sentiero montano?
Did the woodcutters stack the logs along the mountain path?
Non c'era nessun taglialegna disponibile per abbattere quell'albero pericolante.
There was no woodcutter available to fell that precarious tree.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| taglialegna | masculine · singular |
| taglialegna | masculine · plural |
| taglialegna | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable noun: the singular and plural forms are identical ('il taglialegna', 'i taglialegna').
- Compound formed from the verb 'tagliare' and the noun 'legna'.