Operator, I'd like to place a call to Winnipeg, Canada, but I can't quite remember the number.
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Operator
//ˈɒpəˌɹeɪtə//
Synonyms for "operator" (123 found)
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Closest matches (25)
Strong matches (37)
Related words (61)
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performerperpetratorpilotplotterplungerpolitical activistpork-barrel politicianpowerhousepractitionerprime moverproducerrunnersawbonesscalperschemersmart operatorsmoothiespeculatorstagsteersmanstrategistsubjectsuperintendentsupervisorsurgeontacticiantake-charge guytelephone operatortelephonistuserwheeler-dealerwinnerwire pullerwire-pullerwise guyworker
Noun(5 words)
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14 entriesMore specific
67 entriesShowing 16 of 67 words.
Synonyms
3 entriesRelated terms
9 entriesat location
1 entriescapable of
8 entriescoordinate
9 entriesderived
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
has context
3 entriesis a
5 entriesrelated to
25 entriesShowing 16 of 25 words.
Translations
110 translations across 34 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- апера́тар noun (one who operates)
Bulgarian
4 entries- опера́тор noun (one who operates)
- опера́тор noun (mathematical operator)
- телефонѝст noun (telecommunications operator)
- телефонѝстка noun (telecommunications operator)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 接線員 /接线员 noun (telecommunications operator)
- 操作者 noun (one who operates)
- 算子 noun (mathematical operator)
- 話務員 /话务员 noun (telecommunications operator)
Cornish
2 entries- oberador noun (one who operates)
- oberadores noun (one who operates)
Czech
1 entries- operátor noun (mathematical operator)
Danish
4 entries- operator noun (mathematical operator)
- operatør noun (one who operates)
- telefonist noun (telecommunications operator)
- telefonistinde noun (telecommunications operator)
Dutch
1 entries- bediener noun (one who operates)
Esperanto
1 entries- operacio noun (mathematical operator)
Finnish
4 entries- keskuksenhoitaja noun (telecommunications operator)
- koneenkäyttäjä noun (one who operates)
- kuljettaja noun (one who operates)
- käyttäjä noun (one who operates)
French
3 entries- opérateur noun (one who operates)
- opérateur noun (mathematical operator)
- téléphoniste noun (telecommunications operator)
Galician
2 entries- operador noun (one who operates)
- telefonista noun (telecommunications operator)
German
4 entries- Betreiber noun (one who operates)
- Operator noun (mathematical operator)
- Rechenzeichen noun (mathematical operator)
- Telefonist noun (telecommunications operator)
Greek
4 entries- διαχειρίστρια noun (the administrator of a channel or network on IRC)
- διαχειριστής noun (the administrator of a channel or network on IRC)
- τελεστής noun (mathematical operator)
- τηλεφωνήτρια noun (telecommunications operator)
Hebrew
2 entries- מפעיל noun (one who operates)
- מרכזיה noun (telecommunications operator)
Hindi
2 entries- संचालक noun (one who operates)
- संचालक noun (the administrator of a channel or network on IRC)
Hungarian
4 entries- gépkezelő noun (one who operates)
- kezelő noun (one who operates)
- kezelő noun (telecommunications operator)
- műveleti jel noun (mathematical operator)
Icelandic
1 entries- virki noun (mathematical operator)
Italian
1 entries- operatore noun (mathematical operator)
Japanese
4 entries- オペレーター noun (one who operates)
- 交換手 noun (telecommunications operator)
- 作用素 noun (mathematical operator)
- 操作者 noun (one who operates)
Kazakh
1 entries- оператор noun (mathematical operator)
Korean
2 entries- 오퍼레이터 noun (one who operates)
- 조작자 noun (one who operates)
Macedonian
1 entries- опера́тор noun (one who operates)
Persian
4 entries- اپراتور noun (telecommunications operator)
- تلفنچی noun (telecommunications operator)
- عملگر noun (mathematical operator)
- عملیپتال noun (mathematical operator)
Polish
3 entries- operator noun (one who operates)
- operator noun (telecommunications operator)
- operator noun (mathematical operator)
Portuguese
3 entries- operador noun (one who operates)
- operador noun (mathematical operator)
- telefonista noun (telecommunications operator)
Romanian
4 entries- operatoare noun (telecommunications operator)
- operator noun (one who operates)
- operator noun (telecommunications operator)
- operator noun (mathematical operator)
Russian
4 entries- опера́тор noun (one who operates)
- опера́тор noun (telecommunications operator)
- опера́тор noun (mathematical operator)
- телефони́ст noun (telecommunications operator)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- djelatelj noun (mathematical operator)
- operater noun (one who operates)
- operater noun (telecommunications operator)
- operator noun (mathematical operator)
Spanish
2 entries- operador noun (one who operates)
- operador noun (mathematical operator)
Swedish
4 entries- operator noun (mathematical operator)
- operatör noun (one who operates)
- operatör noun (telecommunications operator)
- telebolag noun (telecommunications operator)
Tagalog
1 entries- pakilos noun (mathematical operator)
Turkish
3 entries- operatör noun (one who operates)
- operatör noun (telecommunications operator)
- operatör noun (mathematical operator)
Ukrainian
1 entries- опера́тор noun (one who operates)
Vietnamese
1 entries- toán tử noun (mathematical operator)
Sample sentences
24 total sentences available.
Tom became good friends with the elevator operator in their hotel.
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Call the operator at 104 then.
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The operator put me through to New York.
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