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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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Antonyms
NOUN
manipulator
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NOUN
controller
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LV Petroleum is an active operator of convenience stores and travel centers with more than 80 locations across the United States, according to its LinkedIn page.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The casino operator has more than a dozen properties in Las Vegas, six regional resorts around the U.S., and extensive operations in East Asia.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Doñana Wings, another operator, focuses its operations in the Doñana National Park, a coastal nature reserve and wetlands 40 miles southwest from Seville, with packages starting from $245.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Train operator Northern said services between Leeds and Sheffield via Castleford and Barnsley had been affected by the earlier disruption, as well as those to Carlisle to Leeds via Sheffield.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

As usual, the lights were blinking frantically and she had her back to them, as oblivious as that ill-omened wireless operator on the Californian the night the Titanic went down.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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