maquinista

engine driver

noun mah-kee-NEES-tah Rare

Also means

machinist

Usage Note

Maquinista is a common-gender noun — the same form serves for both sexes: el maquinista (male) and la maquinista (female). It most often means the driver of a train or locomotive, but can also refer to a theatre machinist (stage machinery operator) or, in industry, any operator of heavy machinery. The seed gender has been left blank because the noun is common gender (mf).

Examples

"El maquinista detuvo el tren a tiempo."

Natural Translation

The engine driver stopped the train in time.

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