vetturino
- noun
- The vetturino took us through the winding streets of Venice.
Examples
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Tourists enjoyed a ride with a friendly vetturino during their visit to Rome.
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The old photograph showed a vetturino waiting beside his elegant carriage.
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The vetturino guided his horses carefully through the narrow streets of Florence.
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Can you hire a vetturino for the evening?
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The tourists hired a vetturino to take them through the beautiful streets of Venice.
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With a vetturino waiting at the station, they set off on their scenic ride through the countryside.
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As they approached the city, the vetturino offered to take them on a short tour before reaching their hotel.
Synonyms
A person who guides animals that pull a carriage or wagon
A man who drove a horse-drawn carriage in the past
A person who drives a cart pulled by horses to carry goods
A person who drives a taxi or hired car and gets paid
A person who drives a horse-drawn carriage for passengers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vetturino comes from the Italian vettura, which means 'carriage' or 'vehicle' and comes from an old root meaning 'to carry', the same root behind the English word vehicle. So a vetturino is literally someone who 'carries' people — a driver you hire to take you in a horse-drawn carriage in Italy.