switchboard operator
21operator — noun (C) 1 someone who works on a telephone switchboard, who you can call for help when you have problems: Ask the operator to put you through. see telephone 1 2 someone who operates a machine or piece of equipment: a tow truck operator | a… …
22operator — op|e|ra|tor [ˈɔpəreıtə US ˈa:pəreıtər] n 1.) someone who works on a telephone ↑switchboard, who you can call for help ▪ Hello, operator? Could you put me through to Room 31? 2.) someone who operates a machine or piece of equipment… …
23operator — /op euh ray teuhr/, n. 1. a person who operates a machine, apparatus, or the like: a telegraph operator. 2. a person who operates a telephone switchboard, esp. for a telephone company. 3. a person who manages a working or industrial establishment …
24operator — noun 1 person who connects telephone calls ADJECTIVE ▪ switchboard, telephone OPERATOR + VERB ▪ connect sb, put sb through ▪ I asked the operator to put me through to her office. 2 pe …
25operator — noun 1》 a person who operates equipment or a machine. ↘a person who works at the switchboard of a telephone exchange. 2》 a person or company that runs a business or enterprise: a tour operator. 3》 informal a person who acts in a specified,… …
26operator — As a term of address ‘operator’ refers exclusively to the person who operates a telephone switchboard. In other contexts, e.g. in phrases like ‘a smooth operator’, the word now hints at a successful but unscrupulous person …
27operator — op·er·a·tor || É‘pÉ™reɪtÉ™(r) / É’p n. one who activates; worker of a telephone switchboard; worker; operation symbol, character which signifies a logical or mathematical operation between several numbers (Computers) …
28operator — op•er•a•tor [[t]ˈɒp əˌreɪ tər[/t]] n. 1) a person who operates a machine, apparatus, or the like 2) tgp a person who operates a telephone switchboard 3) a person who manages an industrial establishment 4) a person who trades in securities, esp.… …
29switchboard — /ˈswɪtʃbɔd / (say swichbawd) noun Electricity 1. a structural unit mounting switches, instruments, and/or meters necessary for the control of electrical energy. 2. Also, Colloquial, switch. an arrangement of switches, plugs, and jacks mounted on… …
30operator — Individual that operates an attendant console, switchboard or other similar equipment. See also attendant …
