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operator, operative — An operator is someone who operates (works, handles) a machine, switchboard, or any kind of apparatus: a switchboard operator, a telegraph operator, a Linotype operator. As a noun, operative also means a worker engaged, employed, or skilled in… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
operator — /op euh ray teuhr/, n. 1. a person who operates a machine, apparatus, or the like: a telegraph operator. 2. a person who operates a telephone switchboard, esp. for a telephone company. 3. a person who manages a working or industrial establishment … Universalium
Telegraph — Tel e*graph, n. [Gr. ? far, far off (cf. Lith. toli) + graph: cf. F. t[ e]l[ e]graphe. See {Graphic}.] An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted visible or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Telegraph cable — Telegraph Tel e*graph, n. [Gr. ? far, far off (cf. Lith. toli) + graph: cf. F. t[ e]l[ e]graphe. See {Graphic}.] An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Operator (sternwheeler) — Operator on Skeena River 1911 Career (Canada) … Wikipedia
operator — 1590s, one who performs mechanical or surgical operations, agent noun from OPERATE (Cf. operate) (v.). Meaning one who carries on business shrewdly is from 1828. Specific sense of one who works a telephone switchboard (1884) grew out of earlier… … Etymology dictionary
Telegraph key — A straight key style of telegraph key J38 World War II era U.S. military model … Wikipedia
telegraph — telegrapher /teuh leg reuh feuhr/; esp. Brit., telegraphist, n. /tel i graf , grahf /, n. 1. an apparatus, system, or process for transmitting messages or signals to a distant place, esp. by means of an electric device consisting essentially of a … Universalium
Operator assistance — Station to station redirects here. For the David Bowie album, see Station to Station. For other uses, see Station to Station (disambiguation). An operator assisted call is one in which the calling party places a telephone call which requires an… … Wikipedia
Telegraph sounder — A Telegraph sounder is a device which produces an audible sound when connected to an operating electrical telegraph. It is similar in form to a relay. When a current flows through the induction coil, the resulting magnetic field attracts an… … Wikipedia
