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• operator — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. worker, handler; speculator. See communication, agency, exertion. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [One who operates a machine] Syn. engineer, driver, operative, operant, skilled employee, trained employee; see… …   English dictionary for students

• operator — n 1. doer, performer., actor, executor, operative, operant; worker, handler, manipulator, practitioner. 2. telephone operator, switchboard operator, PBX operator, Obs. central. 3.Slang. maneuverer, machinator, Inf. finagler, Inf. wire puller, Sl …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• switchboard — switch‧board [ˈswɪtʆbɔːd ǁ bɔːrd] noun [countable] a system used to connect telephone calls in an office building, hotel etc: • Calls must pass through the switchboard with the minimum delay. • Contact the switchboard operator to arrange an early …   Financial and business terms

• operator — op‧e‧ra‧tor [ˈɒpəreɪtə ǁ ˈɑːpəreɪtər] noun [countable] 1. JOBS MANUFACTURING someone who works a machine or piece of equipment: • a computer operator • This machine requires a skilled operator. 2. a person or company that operates a particu …   Financial and business terms

• switchboard — switch board n. 1. an elctrical apparatus consisting predominantly of a panel on which are switches or other means of completing electrical circuits; used especially for the devices used in telephone exchanges. See sense 2. [PJC] 2. (Telephone)… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• operator — ► NOUN 1) a person who operates equipment or a machine. 2) a person who works at the switchboard of a telephone exchange. 3) a person or company that runs a business or enterprise. 4) informal a person who acts in a specified, especially… …   English terms dictionary

• operator — [äp′ə rāt΄ər] n. 1. a person who operates; specif., a) a person who effects something; agent ☆ b) a person whose work is operating a machine; specif., a person who operates a telephone switchboard [a telephone operator ] ☆ c) a person engaged in… …   English World dictionary

• Operator — Op er*a tor, n. [L.] 1. One who, or that which, operates or produces an effect. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surg.) One who performs some act upon the human body by means of the hand, or with instruments. [1913 Webster] 3. A dealer in stocks or any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• operator — 1590s, one who performs mechanical or surgical operations, agent noun from OPERATE (Cf. operate) (v.). Meaning one who carries on business shrewdly is from 1828. Specific sense of one who works a telephone switchboard (1884) grew out of earlier… …   Etymology dictionary

• Switchboard operator — Medium to large organizations often employ switchboard operators mdash;specialised staff who answer general telephone calls to the organization and usually maintain internal communication through telephones, and pagers.In hospitals, switchboard… …   Wikipedia

• operator, operative — An operator is someone who operates (works, handles) a machine, switchboard, or any kind of apparatus: a switchboard operator, a telegraph operator, a Linotype operator. As a noun, operative also means a worker engaged, employed, or skilled in… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions