Definitions for operatorˈɒp əˌreɪ tər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
op•er•a•torˈɒp əˌreɪ tər(n.)
a person who operates a machine, apparatus, or the like.
a person who operates a telephone switchboard.
Category: Telegraphy and Telephony
a person who manages an industrial establishment.
a person who trades in securities, esp. speculatively or on a large scale.
a person who performs a surgical operation; a surgeon.
a symbol for expressing a mathematical or logical operation. a function, esp. one transforming a function, set, etc., into another.
Category: Math
a person who accomplishes his or her purposes by cleverness.
Category: Informal
a segment of DNA that interacts with a regulatory molecule, preventing transcription of the adjacent region.
Category: Genetics
Origin of operator:
1590–1600; < LL
Princeton's WordNet
operator(noun)
(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
operator, manipulator(noun)
an agent that operates some apparatus or machine
"the operator of the switchboard"
operator(noun)
someone who owns or operates a business
"who is the operator of this franchise?"
hustler, wheeler dealer, operator(noun)
a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties
operator(noun)
a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
operator(noun)ˈɒp əˌreɪ tər
sb who operates a machine
a fork-lift operator; a computer operator
operatorˈɒp əˌreɪ tər
a company offering a particular kind of service
a tour/bus operator
operatorˈɒp əˌreɪ tər
sb who works for a company to connect telephone calls to the correct person
Dial 0 to speak to an operator.
Wiktionary
operator(Noun)
One who operates.
operator(Noun)
A telecommunications facilitator whose job is to establish temporary network connections.
operator(Noun)
A function or other mapping that carries variables defined on a domain into another variable or set of variables in a defined range.
operator(Noun)
Another name for Chinese whispers.
operator(Noun)
A person who is adept at making deals or getting results, especially one who uses questionable methods.
operator(Noun)
A member of a military Special Operations unit.
operator(Noun)
The administrator of a channel or network on IRC.
Translations for operator
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- operateur, hanteerderAfrikaans
- مُشَغِّل الآلَهArabic
- операторBulgarian
- operadorPortuguese (BR)
- obsluhující pracovníkCzech
- der/die Führer(in)German
- operatør; -førerDanish
- χειριστήςGreek
- operarioSpanish
- töötaja, operaatorEstonian
- کارور؛ به کار اندازFarsi
- käyttäjäFinnish
- opérateur/-triceFrench
- מַפעִילHebrew
- प्रचालक, चालकHindi
- operater, tehničarCroatian
- kezelőHungarian
- operatorIndonesian
- vélamaðurIcelandic
- (operaio addetto a una macchina)Italian
- 操作する人Japanese
- 조작자Korean
- operatorius, mašinistasLithuanian
- operators, mašīnstrādnieksLatvian
- operatorMalay
- degeen die een machine bedientDutch
- maskinist, operatørNorwegian
- operatorPolish
- کارور؛ به کار اندازPersian
- كارګرPashto
- operadorPortuguese
- mecanicRomanian
- оператор; диспетчерRussian
- obsluhujúci pracovníkSlovak
- operaterSlovenian
- operaterSerbian
- operatör, maskinistSwedish
- ผู้ควบคุม (เครื่องจักร)Thai
- operatör, makinistTurkish
- 操作者Chinese (Trad.)
- механікUkrainian
- چلانے والاUrdu
- người vận hànhVietnamese
- 操作者Chinese (Simp.)
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