operator

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin operātor, from operor (“work, labour”). Equivalent to operate +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒpəˌɹeɪtə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑpəˌɹeɪtɚ/
• Hyphenation: op‧er‧ator

Noun

operator (countable and uncountable, plural operators)

1. One who operates.
2. A telecommunications facilitator whose job is to establish temporary network connections.
3. A member of a military special operations unit.
4. (uncountable) The game of Chinese whispers.
6. (informal) A person who is adept at making deals or getting results, especially one who uses questionable methods.
7. (mathematics) A function or other mapping that carries values defined on a domain into another value or set of values in a defined range.
8. (computing) The administrator of a channel or network on IRC.
9. (computing) A symbol that represents a construct in a programming language and differs from a normal function in its syntax.
10. (linguistics) A kind of expression that enters into an a-bar movement dependency and is said to bind a variable.

11. (transport) A bus driver.
12. (slang) A thief or charlatan.
13. (slang) A major criminal.
14. (slang, dated) Someone who is successful at pursuing women; a player.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

• operator theory

Related terms

Translations

References

• “operator n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present

Further reading

• operator on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• aeroport, aëroport, poor rate

Latin

Etymology

operor +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /o.peˈraː.tor/, [ɔpɛˈräːt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /o.peˈra.tor/, [opeˈräːt̪or]

Noun

operātor m (genitive operātōris); third declension

1. worker, operator

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Descendants

Verb

operātor

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

References

• “operator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• operator in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• operator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.F

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

• Ultimately from Latin operātor (“worker”), probably through English operator.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oːpɛɾɑːˈtoːɾ/

Noun

operator ?

1. surgeon

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French opérateur, from Latin operātor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.pɛˈra.tɔr/
• Rhymes: -atɔr
• Syllabification: o‧pe‧ra‧tor

Noun

operator m pers (female equivalent operatorka)

1. machinist, operator
2. (medicine) surgeon

   Synonym: chirurg

3. (cinematography) cameraman, cinematographer
4. (telecommunications) operator (company providing operator services)

Declension

Noun

operator m inan

1. (mathematics) operator
2. (linguistics) operator

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• operator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• operator in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French opérateur or Latin operator. Equivalent to opera +‎ -tor.

Adjective

operator m or n (feminine singular operatoare, masculine plural operatori, feminine and neuter plural operatoare)

1. operating

Declension

Noun

operator m (plural operatori)

1. worker, operator

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /opěraːtor/
• Hyphenation: o‧pe‧ra‧tor

Noun

opèrātor m (Cyrillic spelling опѐра̄тор)

1. (mathematics) operator

Declension

Swedish

Noun

operator c

1. (mathematics, computing) an operator

Declension