Operator

Noun

 * 1) One who operates.
 * 2) A telecommunications facilitator whose job is to establish temporary network connections.
 * 3)  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)  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)  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

Translations

 * Croatian:
 * Danish: operatør
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: toimija, operaattori; käyttäjä, koneenkäyttäjä, kuljettaja; liikennöitsijä


 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Japanese: (, sōsasha),  (operētā)
 * Polish:
 * Swedish: operatör, kirurg


 * Croatian:
 * Danish: telefonist(inde)
 * Finnish:, teleoperaattori; keskuksenhoitaja, vaihteenhoitaja
 * German: Telefonist, Telefonistin ,


 * Greek: ,
 * Japanese: (, kōkanshu)
 * Polish:
 * Swedish: telefonist, telebolag, operatör


 * Croatian:
 * Danish:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Operator, Rechenzeichen
 * Greek:


 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: (, enzanshi)
 * Polish:
 * Swedish: operator

Anagrams

 * aeroport

Noun

 * 1) surgeon (doctor who performs surgery)

Noun

 * 1) worker, operator

Noun

 * 1)  operator

Noun

 * 1)  an operator