Operator

English

Noun

Operator (plural Operators)

1. One who operates.
2. A telecommunications facilitator whose job is to establish temporary network connections.
3. (mathematics) A function or other mapping that carries variables defined on a domain into another variable or set of variables in a defined range.
4. Another name for Chinese whispers.
5. (informal) A person who is adept at making deals or getting results, especially one who uses questionable methods.
6. A member of a military Special Operations unit.
7. (computing) The administrator of a channel or network on IRC.

Derived terms

• smooth operator

Related terms

• opera
• operable
• operand
• operant
• operate
• operation
• operational
• operative
• opus

Verbs for Operator

hinder—; recommend—; —controls; —despatches; —effects; —engages in; —executes; —handles; —investigates; —manipulates; — observes; —performs; —plies; —under¬takes; —wields.

Thesaurus

Machiavellian, PBX operator, activist, actor, administrator, adventurer, agent, architect, author, ball of fire, beaver, behind-the-scenes operator, big operator, big wheel, big-time operator, bustler, busy bee, central, coconspirator, conductor, conniver, conspirator, conspirer, counterplotter, creator, director, doer, driver, eager beaver, eminence grise, engineer, enthusiast, executant, executor, executrix, exploiter, fabricator, faker, finagler, fraud, functionary, gamesman, go-getter, gray eminence, gunslinger, handler, human dynamo, hustler, intrigant, intriguer, kingmaker, lame duck, live wire, logroller, long distance, machinator, maker, man of action, man of deeds, manager, maneuverer, manipulator, margin purchaser, medium, militant, mover, new broom, operant, operative, operative surgeon, opportunist, performer, perpetrator, pilot, plotter, plunger, political activist, pork-barrel politician, powerhouse, practitioner, prime mover, producer, runner, sawbones, scalper, schemer, smart operator, smoothie, speculator, stag, steersman, strategist, subject, superintendent, supervisor, surgeon, switchboard operator, take-charge guy, telephone operator, telephonist, wheeler-dealer, winner, wire-puller, wise guy, worker

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈɒpəɹeɪtə/, SAMPA: /"Qp@reIt@/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈɑːpəɹeɪtɚ/, SAMPA: /"A:p@reIt@`/

Translations

one who operates

Croatian: operater (hr) m. Danish: operatør (da) Dutch: bediener (nl) m. Finnish: toimija (fi), operaattori; käyttäjä, koneenkäyttäjä, kuljettaja; liikennöitsijä

German: Betreiber (de) m. Greek: χειριστής (el) (khiristís) m. Japanese: 操作者 (そうさしゃ, sōsasha), オペレーター (operētā) Polish: operator (pl) m. Swedish: operatör (sv) c., kirurg (sv) c.

telecommunications operator

Croatian: operater (hr) m. Danish: telefonist(inde) (da) Finnish: operaattori (fi), teleoperaattori; keskuksenhoitaja (fi), vaihteenhoitaja (fi) German: Telefonist m., Telefonistin f., Vermittlung (de) f.

Greek: τηλεφωνητής (el) (tilefonitís) m., τηλεφωνήτρια (el) (tilefonítria) f. Japanese: 交換手 (こうかんしゅ, kōkanshu) Polish: operator (pl) m. Swedish: telefonist (sv) c., telebolag (sv) n., operatör (sv) c.

mathematical operator

Croatian: operator (hr) m. Danish: operator (da) Finnish: operaattori (fi) French: opérateur (fr) m. German: Operator m., Rechenzeichen n. Greek: τελεστής (el) (telestís) m.

Hungarian: műveleti jel (hu) Icelandic: virki (is) m. Italian: operatore (it) m. Japanese: 演算子 (えんざんし, enzanshi) Polish: operator (pl) m. Swedish: operator (sv) c.

Chinese whispers — see Chinese whispers

Anagrams

• aeroport

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Kurdish

Noun

Operator

1. surgeon (doctor who performs surgery)

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Latin

Noun

operātor (genitive operātōris); m, third declension

1. worker, operator

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	operātor	operātōrēs
genitive	operātōris	operātōrum
dative	operātōrī	operātōribus
accusative	operātōrem	operātōrēs
ablative	operātōre	operātōribus
vocative	operātor	operātōrēs

Verb

operātor

1. second-person singular future active imperative of operor
2. third-person singular future active imperative of operor

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

opèrātor m. (Cyrillic spelling опѐра̄тор)

1. (mathematics) operator

Pronunciation

• IPA: /opěraːtor/
• Hyphenation: o‧pe‧ra‧tor

Declension

    declension of Operator

	singular	plural
nominative	operator	operatori
genitive	operatora	operatora
dative	operatoru	operatorima
accusative	operator	operatore
vocative	operatore	operatori
locative	operatoru	operatorima
instrumental	operatorom	operatorima

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Swedish

Noun

Operator c.

1. (mathematics, computing) an operator

Declension

Declension of Operator

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	Operator	Operatorn	operatorer	operatorerna
genitive	Operators	Operatorns	operatorers	operatorernas