taxista

/taɡˈsista/ · B2 · noun · mf

driver

🚕 taxi + -ista (person who does it) = taxi driver

Spanish adds -ista to a noun to name the person who works with it, like turista or dentista. Taxi + -ista gives taxista. The ending is the same for men and women: el taxista, la taxista.

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