manobrista
Portuguese, noun/ma.noˈbɾis.tɐ/
manobrista is spelled M-A-N-O-B-R-I-S-T-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 50,963rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Manobrista is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “steersman, steerswoman (one who steers a vehicle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que manobra”.
What does manobrista mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinesteersman, steerswoman (one who steers a vehicle)
- 2
femininemasculinehelmsman, helmswoman (one who steers a ship)
- 3
Brazilfemininemasculineone who parks vehicles
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pessoa que manobra 2. pessoa que pratica bem as manobras das embarcações 3. manobreiro 4. (figuradamente)
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of manobrista
- manobristas plural
- ma.no.bris.ta canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce manobrista?
- Brazil /ma.noˈbɾis.tɐ/
- /ma.noˈbɾiʃ.tɐ/
- Portugal /mɐ.nuˈbɾiʃ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to manobrista
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is manobrista in Portuguese?
manobrista appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).