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operator

operator

69 3.6
A person who runs a business like a shop
  • noun
  • /ˈɑːpəreɪtər/
translation icon : propietario
  • And we have one here from Laurie Bozeman, who's the owner operator at Little Sprouts Daycare in Brunswick, ME.
  • owners and operators
  • business operator
  • facility operators

We want to be the world's largest residential mobile Home Park operator in the world.

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Examples

  • We want to be the world's largest residential mobile Home Park operator in the world.

  • He worked as an operator of a small construction firm for over a decade.

  • After the woman died, her estate brought a claim against the cruise operator in federal district court.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Where's the owner and operator of this vehicle?

  • At the time, I was a tour operator specializing in trips to Israel.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • So let me scroll away from Dave Thomas, the owner and operator of the Wendy's food chain.

  • As the sole owner and operator of a successful restaurant, she managed all aspects of the business.

  • The operator of the tour company ensured every detail was perfect for the guests.

Synonyms

owner
vsoperator
1.0

A person who legally has something like a house or business

also applies to the person who carries out business operations
manager
vsoperator
1.6

A person who controls money and work in a company

may also include those who own or legally hold the enterprise
executive
vsoperator
533 4.5

A senior manager who makes important decisions in a company

can be any person who runs or oversees an enterprise daily
administrator
vsoperator
232 3.7

A person who manages and runs an organization like a business or government agency

is the general term for running a private or commercial enterprise
proprietor
vsoperator
39 4.8

A person who owns a business or building

is broader, covering holding title or active day to day running
businessperson
vsoperator
7 2.9

A person who owns or runs a company

is narrower, focusing on the practical running of an enterprise
storekeeper
vsoperator
7 2.7

A person who owns or manages a shop and looks after its daily work

is broader, applying to any type of business or enterprise
enterpriser
vsoperator
1 7.2

A person who starts and runs a business and risks money to earn money

is more general, not stressing risk taking or venture start up
transactor
vsoperator
8.1

A person who does business or makes deals

focuses on owning or running an enterprise rather than only bargaining
hotelkeeper
vsoperator
  • UK
3.4

A person who owns or runs a hotel

covers general enterprise roles beyond the hospitality industry
oil operator
vsoperator
  • Specialized
5.8

A person or company that manages oil wells to get oil from the ground

is the non-industry specific term for running a business

Compounds

A person who uses a radio to send and receive messages

A person who uses a camera to film or broadcast scenes

A person who stands in an elevator and moves it for people in a large building

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

existential operator
  • Specialized
9.9

A symbol showing that at least one thing exists that makes a statement true

linear operator
  • Specialized
7.7

A rule that changes functions and keeps addition and multiplication by numbers

identity operator
  • Specialized
8.6

A rule that returns the same thing you put in

A person who sells newspapers and magazines at a small street stall

oil operator
  • Specialized
5.8

A person or company that manages oil wells to get oil from the ground

operator gene
  • Specialized
8.7

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

8.3

A symbol that lets you set a value inside a piece of code in Python

How Big

franchisee
11 5.8
operator
69 3.6
concessioner
1 8.1
vendor
257 2.0
staller
6.0
peddler
8 5.7

Surface Forms

operator singular
operators plural

Morphology

operator = operate (transparent) = operate + or

Agentive '-or' yields 'one who operates' a business; this business sense is a straightforward extension of 'operate'.

Etymology

Operator comes from the Latin root oper-, seen in operate and operation, meaning 'to work' or 'run'. An operator of a business is the person who 'runs' or manages it, so the name matches their role.