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operator

/ˈɒpəˌɹeɪtə/

noun

someone who uses and controls something, usually equipment

  • “I hear that you yourself are quite the smooth operator.”Tatoeba
  • “Please hang up and the operator will call you back.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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