makasçı

Meaning

1. maker or seller of scissors
2. the officer who changes the route of the trains by opening and closing the switches in the railways

Concepts

switchman

Translations

aiguilleur

مُحَوِّل

guardagujas

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: مقصجی

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish مقصجی (makascı, “maker or seller of scissors”), equivalent to makas (“scissors”) + -çı.