carrilaire

Catalan

Etymology

From carril +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kə.riˈlaj.ɾə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ka.riˈlaj.ɾe]

Noun

carrilaire m or f by sense (plural carrilaires)

railway worker
Synonym: ferroviari
- 1921, Ramon Suriñach i Senties, El tresor dels pobres:
  Havia estat carrilaire de la Companyia del Nord, i feia el servei de revisor de la línia de Lleyda a Reus.
  He had been a railway worker for the Companyia del Nord, working as a ticket inspector on the Lleida-Reus line.

Further reading

“carrilaire” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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