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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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Its largest mobile operator SK Telecom was fined nearly $100m over a data breach involving more than 20 million subscribers.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

How do you ask $1.8 trillion for a mobile operator with 10 million customers?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Casey’s began as a general store in Boone, Iowa, in 1968, and has grown to become the third-largest convenience store operator in the U.S.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

World Cup opener at SoFi Stadium has been averted, with United Here Local 11 and Legends Global, the stadium’s food-service operator, agreeing Tuesday to a tentative deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Finally, she went to the phone and waited for the operator.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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