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Plural
operators
1
a person who controls or works an apparatus, machine, or system
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2
(in mathematics) a function or symbol that performs a mathematical operation
3
someone who owns or manages a business
4
a person skilled at handling complex situations, often using cunning or resourcefulness
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5
a speculator who engages in rapid or aggressive trading of stocks or commodities
6
a person who manages telephone calls and connections, typically at a switchboard in a corporation or telephone exchange
- The operator connected the caller to the appropriate department.
- Before automated systems, operators manually connected calls using a switchboard.
- She called the hotel operator to request a wake-up call for the next morning.
- The telephone company employs operators to handle customer service inquiries.
- The operator efficiently routed incoming calls to different departments during peak hours.