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- [op-uh-rey-ter]
- /ˈɒp əˌreɪ tər/
- /ˈɒp.ər.eɪ.tər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [op-uh-rey-ter]
- /ˈɒp əˌreɪ tər/
Definitions of operator word
- noun operator a person who operates a machine, apparatus, or the like: a telegraph operator. 1
- noun operator a person who operates a telephone switchboard, especially for a telephone company. 1
- noun operator a person who manages a working or industrial establishment, enterprise, or system: the operators of a mine. 1
- noun operator a person who trades in securities, especially speculatively or on a large scale. 1
- noun operator a person who performs a surgical operation; a surgeon. 1
- noun operator Mathematics. a symbol for expressing a mathematical operation. a function, especially one transforming a function, set, etc., into another: a differential operator. 1
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Origin of operator
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Late Latin, equivalent to operā(rī) to work, effect (see operate) + Latin -tor -tor
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Parts of speech for Operator
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
operator popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
operator usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for operator
noun operator
- worker — a person or thing that works.
- operative — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- machinist — a person who operates machinery, especially a skilled operator of machine tools.
- hand — Learned [lur-nid] /ˈlɜr nɪd/ (Show IPA), 1872–1961, U.S. jurist.
- driver — a person or thing that drives.
Antonyms for operator
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