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operator

[op-uh-rey-ter] / ˈɒp əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
one who operates a machine
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NOUN
one who operates workable property
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NOUN
manipulator
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NOUN
controller
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Example Sentences

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The Hondius is expected to dock early Sunday local time at Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands in Spain, according to the ship’s operator, Oceanwide Expeditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The operator said the first confirmed case of hantavirus was not reported until 4 May and that all guests who disembarked the ship had been contacted.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The company posted deep losses in its latest quarter amid an ongoing pivot away from being a Bitcoin miner to a data-center operator.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The budget gym operator added fewer members in the March quarter than it did a year earlier, and now it’s postponing plans to charge more for some memberships.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

By the time the operator had taken this all in, come to his senses, and turned the machine off, the boy had gone.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz