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operator [Am ˈɑpəˌreɪdər, Brit ˈɒpəreɪtə] N

1.1. operator TELEC:

operator: operador m / operadora f

telephone/switchboard operator: telefonista mf

telephone/switchboard operator: operador m / operadora f

1.2. operator (of equipment):

operator: operario m / operaria f

operator COMPUT: operador m / operadora f

the machine operator: el maquinista

the machine operator: el operario de la máquina

2.1. operator (company):

operator: empresa f

operator: compañía f

2.2. operator (person) inf:

a smart operator: un tipo vivo inf

a smart operator: un vivales Spain inf

he has shown himself to be an effective political operator: ha demostrado ser un político muy hábil

he's a smooth or slick operator: es de los que saben conseguir lo que quieren

3. operator MATH:

operator: operador m

telephone operator N

telephone operator: operador m / operadora f

telephone operator: telefonista mf

tour operator N (travel agency)

tour operator: tour operador m

tour operator: operador m turístico

crane operator N

crane operator: operador m de grúa / operadora f de grúa

radio operator N

radio operator: radiotelegrafista mf

radio operator: radiooperador m / radiooperadora f LatAm

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explotador (explotadora): operator

radiotelefonista: radio operator

operador turístico: tour operator

radiooperador (radiooperadora): radio operator

radiotelegrafista: radio operator

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operator [ˈɒpəreɪtəʳ, Am ˈɑ:pəreɪt̬ɚ] N

1. operator (person):

operator: operador(a) m (f)

operator TELEC: telefonista mf

machine operator: maquinista mf

he's a smooth operator inf: sabe conseguir lo que quiere

2. operator (company):

operator: empresa f

radio operator N

radio operator: radiooperador(a) m (f)

telephone operator N Am

telephone operator: operador(a) m (f) telefónico, -a

switchboard operator N

switchboard operator: telefonista mf

lathe operator N

lathe operator: tornero(-a) m (f)

tour operator N

tour operator: operador m turístico

wireless operator N

wireless operator: radiotelegrafista mf

wireless operator AVIAT: radio mf

gas station operator N Am (petrol station operator)

gas station operator: empleado(-a) m (f) de una gasolinera

Boolean operators: operadores booleanos

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operadores booleanos: Boolean operators

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operator [ˈap·ə·reɪ·t̬ər] N

1. operator (person):

operator: operador(a) m (f)

operator TELEC: telefonista mf

machine operator: maquinista mf

he's a smooth operator inf: sabe conseguir lo que quiere

2. operator (company):

operator: empresa f

a tour operator: un(a) agente de viajes

switchboard operator N

switchboard operator: telefonista mf

lathe operator N

lathe operator: tornero(-a) m (f)

telephone operator N

telephone operator: operador (a) m (f) telefónico, -a

tour operator N

tour operator: operador m turístico

radio operator N

radio operator: radioperador(a) m (f)

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follador: bellows operator

tornero (-a) (de madera): lathe operator

operador(a): operator

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machine operator: maquinista mf

he's a smooth operator inf: sabe conseguir lo que quiere

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

When ringing local extensions, some switchboard operators used local codes of ringing to indicate internal, external or urgent calls.

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The extinction of the switchboard operator that we see in period films is an example of what is to come.

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Furthermore, not all women were selected for the position of a switchboard operator.

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Call the monastery, for example, and you will get a switchboard operator.

To supplement her scholarship, she worked as a switchboard operator and waitress.

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