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Italian

tassista

/tasˈsi.sta/nounA2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 13,823

Meaning

taxi driver

  • a person who drives a taxi

In a sentence

Il tassista conosce bene la città.

The taxi driver knows the city well.

Hai lasciato una mancia alla tassista?

Did you leave a tip for the taxi driver?

Ieri non c'erano tassisti vicino alla stazione.

Yesterday there were no taxi drivers near the station.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
tassistasingular
tassistiplural

Usage notes

  • Nouns ending in '-ista' are masculine or feminine in the singular ('il/la tassista'), but have regular plurals ('i tassisti', 'le tassiste').
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