operator
268
3.0
- noun
- /ˈɑːpəreɪtər/
:
operador
- You're gonna have to call the operator back.
- machine operator
- crane operator
- camera operators
Is there a better way to protect our operators in your most vulnerable points?
- Is there a better way to protect our operators in your most vulnerable points?
- The told the toll operator things like you've paid your toll.
- The price of everything from the space at ports to cranes to crane operators to containers skyrockets.
- More than those people are the jet bridge operators.
- Like it they don't get me to a operator.
- Tow truck operators will be compelled to work with law enforcement.
Examples
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Even the telegraph operator was crying.
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Controlling ROVs on the ocean floor often requires their operators to use joysticks.
Academic text (2008) -
The first available operator will be happy to assist you.
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I went to school to be a heavy equipment operator.
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You gave the punched cards to the operator, and an hour later the operator gave you back your print out.
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The computer provides the means of correcting its operator at each stage when an error is made.
Academic text (2008) -
Nurseries and the general agricultural market were reported by three operators, as was the wholesale market.
Academic text (1999) -
The hand and finger movements of novice and proficient keyboard operators are noticeably different.
Academic text (1992) -
She is a skilled operator who manages the control panel of the power plant.
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As a crane operator, he is responsible for lifting heavy materials at the construction site.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A person who controls a car or bus
∞
1.0
A person who operates a machine or relies on a service
8
3.4
A person who uses a radio to send and receive messages
5
5.3
A person who uses or controls things like tools and weapons
5
3.2
A person who uses a camera to film or broadcast scenes
3
3.9
A person who stands in an elevator and moves it for people in a large building
3
6.3
A person or machine that controls equipment in a factory
2
2.2
A person who connects phone calls to the right person or service
2
7.1
A person who sends and receives long-distance messages along wires
1
5.8
A person who answers phones and connects callers to others
A person who uses a sewing machine to join cloth in a factory or workshop
A person who uses a machine to lift heavy things in a factory or warehouse
Compounds
3
3.9
A person who stands in an elevator and moves it for people in a large building
- Specialized
A symbol showing that at least one thing exists that makes a statement true
- Specialized
A rule that changes functions and keeps addition and multiplication by numbers
- Specialized
A DNA segment that controls nearby genes by starting or stopping their protein production
A person who uses a sewing machine to join cloth in a factory or workshop
How Skilled
352
3.9
- Specialized
184
3.7
268
3.0
- Offensive
1
5.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Operator comes from the Latin root oper-, the same root in operate, meaning 'to work'. An operator is the person who 'works' and controls a machine, which is why we call them that.