motorista

See also: motoristă

Catalan

Etymology

From motor +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [mu.tuˈɾis.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [mo.tuˈɾis.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mo.toˈɾis.ta]

Noun

motorista m or f by sense (plural motoristes)

1. motorist

Further reading

• “motorista”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “motorista”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “motorista” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “motorista” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Cebuano

Etymology

From English motorist.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mo‧to‧ris‧ta

Noun

motorista

1. a motorist

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:motorista.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmotorɪsta]

Noun

motorista m anim (female equivalent motoristka)

1. motorist (one who drives a motor vehicle)

Declension

Declension of motorista (masculine animate in -a)

	singular	plural
nominative	motorista	motoristé, motoristi
genitive	motoristy	motoristů
dative	motoristovi	motoristům
accusative	motoristu	motoristy
vocative	motoristo	motoristé, motoristi
locative	motoristovi	motoristech
instrumental	motoristou	motoristy

Related terms

• See motiv

• motorismus

Further reading

• “motorista”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “motorista”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Galician

Etymology

From motor +‎ -ista.

Noun

motorista m or f by sense (plural motoristas)

1. motorcyclist, biker

Italian

Etymology

From motore +‎ -ista.

Noun

motorista m or f by sense (masculine plural motoristi, feminine plural motoriste)

1. auto mechanic, motor mechanic

Further reading

• motorista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• stortiamo

Portuguese

Etymology

From motor +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.toˈɾis.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.toˈɾis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /mo.toˈɾiʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.toˈɾis.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu.tuˈɾiʃ.tɐ/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Rhymes: (Brazil) -istɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ
• Hyphenation: mo‧to‧ris‧ta

Noun

motorista m or f by sense (plural motoristas)

1. driver, motorist

   Ele é motorista de ônibus. ― He's a bus driver.

2. chauffeur

Derived terms

• banco do motorista
• carteira de motorista
• motorista de fim de semana
• motorista de praça

Descendants

• → Tetum: motorista

Further reading

• “motorista”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “motorista”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “motorista”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “motorista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Noun

motorista f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of motoristă

Spanish

Etymology

From motor +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /motoˈɾista/ [mo.t̪oˈɾis.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: mo‧to‧ris‧ta

Noun

motorista m or f by sense (plural motoristas)

1. biker, motorcyclist

   Synonym: motociclista

Further reading

• “motorista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish motorista. By surface analysis, motor +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /motoˈɾista/ [mo.t̪oˈɾis.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: mo‧to‧ris‧ta

Noun

motorista (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜆᜓᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. motorcyclist; biker

   Synonym: motosiklista

2. motorist (one who drives a motor vehicle)

   Synonyms: tagamaneho, drayber

See also

• drayber