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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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Example Sentences

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That operator was convicted of a federal crime.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

AMC Entertainment added 23% to $2.12 after the theater operator reported that 25.5 million people went to AMC Theatres and Odeon Cinemas last month, the highest May attendance since 2019.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

In 2024, TransMontaigne Partners, a fuel terminal operator that then owned the Fisher Island facility, put it up for sale.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The ferry operator added that anyone who had already booked a break on the island and planned to leave or arrive on a Sunday in June, July or August would still be helped across.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

I claw desperately at my headset but it’s already being ripped from my grasp, halfway onto the bobbed hair of the new operator.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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