operator

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin operātor, from operor (“work, labour”). Equivalent to operate +‎ -or. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒpəˌɹeɪtə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑpəˌɹeɪtɚ/ Hyphenation: op‧er‧ator === Noun === operator (countable and uncountable, plural operators) A person or organisation that operates a device, system, service, etc. A telecommunications facilitator whose job is to connect or otherwise assist callers. A member of a military special operations unit. (uncountable) The game of Chinese whispers. (informal) A person who is adept at making deals or getting results, especially one who uses questionable methods. (mathematics) A function or other mapping that carries values defined on a domain into another value or set of values in a defined range. (computing) The administrator of a channel or network on IRC. (computing) A symbol that represents a construct in a programming language and differs from a normal function in its syntax. (linguistics) A kind of expression that enters into an a-bar movement dependency and is said to bind a variable. (transport) A bus driver. (by ellipsis, mining) The company that operates a mine; often the same one that owns the mine. Coordinate terms: mineowner (often coinstantial); (in contrast) mineworkers, miners, workers, laborers, labor union, trade union; regulator (Should we delete(+) this sense?)(slang) A thief or charlatan. (Should we delete(+) this sense?)(slang) A major criminal. (Should we delete(+) this sense?)(slang, dated) Someone who is successful at pursuing women; a player. ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “operator n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present === Further reading === operator on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === aeroport, aëroport, poor rate == Indonesian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin operātor. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /opəˈrator/ [o.pəˈra.t̪ɔr] Rhymes: -ator Syllabification: o‧pe‧ra‧tor === Noun === operator (plural operator-operator) operator ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “operator”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Latin == === Etymology === operor +‎ -tor. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔ.pɛˈraː.tɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [o.peˈraː.tor] === Noun === operātor m (genitive operātōris); third declension worker, operator ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== === Verb === operātor second/third-person singular future active imperative of operor === References === “operator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press "operator", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “operator”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. F == Northern Kurdish == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin operātor (“worker”), probably through English operator. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oːpɛɾɑːˈtoːɾ/ === Noun === operator ? surgeon == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French opérateur, from Latin operātor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.pɛˈra.tɔr/ Rhymes: -atɔr Syllabification: o‧pe‧ra‧tor === Noun === operator m pers (female equivalent operatorka) machinist, operator (medicine) surgeon Synonym: chirurg (cinematography) cameraman, cinematographer (telecommunications) operator (company providing operator services) ==== Declension ==== === Noun === operator m inan (mathematics) operator (linguistics) operator ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === operator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN operator in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French opérateur or Latin operator. Equivalent to opera +‎ -tor. === Adjective === operator m or n (feminine singular operatoare, masculine plural operatori, feminine/neuter plural operatoare) operating ==== Declension ==== === Noun === operator m (plural operatori) worker, operator ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /opěraːtor/ Hyphenation: o‧pe‧ra‧tor === Noun === opèrātor m inan (Cyrillic spelling опѐра̄тор) (mathematics) operator ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Noun === operator c (mathematics, computing) an operator ==== Declension ====