elevator operator
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈɛlɪˌveɪtər ˈɒpəreɪtər/
- US
:
operador de ascensor
- The elevator operator helped all the passengers reach their desired floors in the high-rise building.
- janitors and elevator operators
- elevator operator in the hotel
- worked as an elevator operator
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Examples
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The other elevator operators went on strike, and the French public supported them.
Blog text (15) -
She had money, connections, and a lawyer, and got the elevator operator fired.
Blog text (15) -
Come on, we'll check with the elevator operators.
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I think the elevator operator would have called the house detective if he gave a damn.
Fiction book (1995) -
This was one of the advantages of being an elevator operator at the large department store.
Fiction book (1992) -
People had busy jobs like elevator operators that do not exist today, but they had jobs nonetheless and supported families.
Blog text (31) -
He's the elevator operator in the South Tower.
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I learned about the American negro theater from an elevator operator in the building that I was living in.
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We pan down to Barton, who is riding down with Pete, the old elevator operator.
Fiction book (1991) -
As Camilla walked out of the apartment, the elevator operator greeted her, and so did the doorman.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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8.2
A young man who operates an elevator in a hotel or office building
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5.5
A person who operates an elevator in a building
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6.9
A young woman who operates an elevator in a department store or office building
A person who operates an elevator in a public building
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who operates an elevator' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'elevator' (a lifting compartment) with 'operator' (a person who operates equipment). This compound noun follows a common and cross-linguistically regular [Noun + Noun] occupation pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Elevator operator comes from times when elevator cars were not automatic and needed an operator to work the controls and open the doors. That person pressed buttons and helped passengers, so the phrase means 'a person employed to operate a passenger elevator'.