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switchboard operator
Telefonist

in the PONS Dictionary

ˈswitch·board op·era·tor N

Telefonist(in) m (f) <-en, -en>
in the PONS Dictionary
in the PONS Dictionary

op·era·tor [ˈɒpəreɪtəʳ, Am ˈɑ:pəreɪt̬ɚ] N

1. operator (worker):

Bediener(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>
Arbeiter(in) m (f) <-s, ->
Maschinist(in) m (f) <-en, -en>
Funker(in) m (f) <-s, ->

2. operator:

Telefonist(in) m (f) <-en, -en>

3. operator (company):

Unternehmer(in) m (f) <-s, ->
operator STOCKEX
Börsenspekulant(in) m (f) <-en, -en; -, -nen>
Reiseveranstalter(in) m (f) <-s, ->

4. operator inf (clever person):

Schlitzohr nt <-(e)s, -en> inf
Schlawiner m <-s, -> inf

5. operator MATH:

Operator m <-s, -(s)-s, -to̱·ren> spec

ˈswitch·board N

Schaltbrett nt <-(e)s, -er>
Vermittlung f <-, -en>

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He's like a switchboard operator sparking wires together, jacking the synapses of your imagination.
www.telegraph.co.uk
She also worked in the college main office as a casual secretary and switchboard operator.
www.northernsentinel.com
Each small space is sealed by a thick gray door, which is kept locked until an officer motions for the switchboard operator to open it.
www.dailymail.co.uk
The switchboard operator remembers feeling that "something bad had happened" to her predecessor.
www.avclub.com
There is also a kitchen, cafeteria, restroom and an office that was used by the switchboard operator.
en.wikipedia.org

Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Apart from administrative and executive officers, also typists, switchboard operators, mechanics, drivers, etc. were part of the Gestapo staff.
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www.doew.at
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Neben Verwaltungs- und Vollzugsbeamten zählten auch Schreibkräfte, Telefonisten, Mechaniker, Chauffeure etc. zum Personal der Gestapo.
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