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TOEFL BNC: 2700 COCA: 3210

operator

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
operator /ˈɑːpəˌreɪtɚ/ noun
plural operators
operator
/ˈɑːpəˌreɪtɚ/
noun
plural operators
Learner's definition of OPERATOR
[count]
: a person who uses and controls something (such as a machine, device, or business) : someone who operates something(机器、设备等的)操作者,使用者;(企业的)经营者
: a person whose job is to help to connect telephone calls : a person who is in charge of a telephone switchboard电话员;接线员
: a person who is able to easily achieve things especially by persuading people or by being dishonest投机取巧者;善于钻营者;骗子
TOEFL BNC: 2700 COCA: 3210

operator

noun

op·​er·​a·​tor ˈä-pə-ˌrā-tər How to pronounce operator (audio)
ˈä-ˌprā-
1
: one that operates: such as
a
: one that operates a machine or device
b
: one that operates a business
c
: one that performs surgical operations
d
: one that deals in stocks or commodities
2
b
: a shrewd and skillful person who knows how to circumvent restrictions or difficulties
3
a
: something and especially a symbol that denotes or performs a mathematical or logical operation
b
: a mathematical function
4
: a binding site in a DNA chain at which a genetic repressor binds to inhibit the initiation of transcription of messenger RNA by one or more nearby structural genes

called also operator gene

compare operon
operatorless adjective

Example Sentences

the operator of an automobile the operator of a nuclear power plant Call the operator for the phone number. Operator, please connect me with extension 123. She's quite an operator—no one else could have gotten them all to agree to the project.
Recent Examples on the Web Some Northern California cities appear to have instituted blackouts on Tuesday in error after a miscommunication with the operator of the state electric grid, the California Independent System Operator, amid the historic heat wave. Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Sep. 2022 Family members witnessed the attack and, along with a tour operator, pulled her from the water and took her by boat to Fort Montagu on Nassau, Skippings said. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 6 Sep. 2022 Haywood told board members he's made progress on the project, including discussions with a hotel operator, and restaurant operators. Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022 Typically, companies partner with an EV charging network operator or e-mobility service provider that offers end-to-end solutions for planning, site preparation, installation and operation of the EV chargers. Doron Frenkel, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Sidney Wolf, 43, of Clarksburg, Md., was hit by a car on the Coastal Highway Sunday after he and his friends were told to leave a Lyft vehicle following a disagreement with its operator, police said. Martin Weil, Washington Post, 26 July 2022 North County agency has contracted with private operator since 2010 North County Transit District, which has used a contracting company for bus drivers since 2010, could return to in-house drivers in an effort to solve its labor shortage. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2022 Permits are required and all visitors must walk with a licensed operator, in a bid to help local communities benefit from tourism. Joe Minihane, CNN, 14 July 2022 If a score drops too low, Ford stops that charger from showing up in the Ford Pass network and has words with its operator to get things fixed. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 13 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Late Latin operātor "worker, producer," from operārī "to work, be efficacious" + Latin -tor, agent suffix — more at operate

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of operator was in 1598
TOEFL BNC: 2700 COCA: 3210
operator

noun¹

1person who connects telephone calls電話接線員ADJECTIVE | OPERATOR + VERB ADJECTIVEswitchboard, telephone電話總機/接線員OPERATOR + VERBconnect sb, put sb through為某人接通電話I asked the operator to put me through to her office.我讓接線員把我的電話接到她的辦公室。
operator

noun²

2person who works a machine, etc.機器操作者ADJECTIVEexperienced, skilled有經驗的/熟練的操作員machine, plant機器/設備操作員camera, computer, lathe, radio, etc.相機、電腦、車牀、無線電等操作員
operator

noun³

3person/company that does particular business經營者ADJECTIVEbig, large大運營商small小運營商private私人經營者independent獨立經營者holiday, tour, travel (especially BrE) 經營旅遊業者cable, cable-television有線電視運營商cellular, mobile, mobile-phone, network移動電話運營商;網絡服務運營商satellite, telecommunications衞星/電信運營商airline, bus, charter, coach, ferry, rail, train (BrE) 航空/公交/租賃客運/長途客運/輪渡/軌道交通/鐵路公司a train operator that runs services between London and Scotland經營倫敦和蘇格蘭之間鐵路運輸服務的公司The Transport Minister has issued two new licences to private bus operators in the Dublin area.交通部長給都柏林地區兩家私營公交公司頒發了營運許可。
operator

noun⁴

4sb who is good at getting what they want善於耍手段者ADJECTIVEshrewd, smooth精明圓滑的人;油嘴滑舌的取巧者

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