operator
A person or organisation that operates a device, system, service, etc.
Noun 4 meanings
A person or organisation that operates a device, system, service, etc.
“The drone crashed because of operator error.”
A telecommunications facilitator whose job is to connect or otherwise assist callers.
“To get an international line, you used to have to go through the operator.”
A member of a military special operations unit.
A surgeon; one who performs medical operations.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin operātor, from operor (“work, labour”). Equivalent to operate + -or.
OPERATOR at a glance
OPERATOR has 8 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (O 1 + P 3 + E 1 + R 1 + A 1 + T 1 + O 1 + R 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,099 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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