Telegraph operator
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of telegraphist and telegrapher.
"Ships' logs noted observations of the northern lights as far south as the Caribbean, and telegraph systems across the world were disrupted as electrical currents were induced in the copper lines. Several telegraph operators received electric shocks and some telegraph stations even caught fire."
- 2 someone who transmits messages by telegraph wordnet
Example
More examples"Ships' logs noted observations of the northern lights as far south as the Caribbean, and telegraph systems across the world were disrupted as electrical currents were induced in the copper lines. Several telegraph operators received electric shocks and some telegraph stations even caught fire."