addetto
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin addictus and adapted to native detto.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
addetto (feminine addetta, masculine plural addetti, feminine plural addette)
- (with a) (of a person) assigned (to) or in charge (of) (a task, office, etc.)
- Synonyms: incaricato, assegnato, preposto, posto, destinato
- operario addetto alla caldaia ― worker in charge of the boiler
- (with a) intended (for)
Noun edit
addetto m (plural addetti)
- (typically with a) person assigned (to) or in charge (of) (a task, office, etc.)
- Synonyms: incaricato, delegato
- addetto culturale ― culture worker
- l'addetto alla manutenzione ― the maintenance worker
- (by extension) employee
- Synonym: impiegato
- è vietato l'ingresso ai non addetti ― entry to non-employees is prohibited
- attaché
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- addetto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana