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

1. operator (worker):

operator
Bediener(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>
operator
Arbeiter(in) m (f) <-s, ->
fork-lift operator
Gabelstaplerfahrer(in) m (f)
machine operator
Maschinist(in) m (f) <-en, -en>
radio operator
Funker(in) m (f) <-s, ->

2. operator:

operator (switchboard worker)
Telefonist(in) m (f) <-en, -en>
operator (at telephone company)
≈ Vermittlung f

3. operator (company):

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

4. operator inf (clever person):

operator
gewiefte [o. raffinierte] Person
he is a canny operator in wage negotiations
er ist ein schlauer Verhandlungspartner bei Lohnverhandlungen
to be a real operator with the ladies
die Frauen um den Finger wickeln können
smooth operator
Schlitzohr nt <-(e)s, -en> inf
smooth operator
Schlawiner m <-s, -> inf

5. operator MATH:

operator
[Rechen]symbol nt
operator
Operator m <-s, -(s)-s, -to̱·ren> spec

ˈbull op·era·tor N STOCKEX

bull operator
Haussier m <-s, -s>

ˈel·eva·tor op·era·tor N

elevator operator
Fahrstuhlführer(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>
elevator operator
CH meist Liftboy m

ˈop·era·tor code N COMPUT

operator code
Benutzercode m

ˈtele·phone op·era·tor N Am

telephone operator
Vermittlung f <-, -en>

ˈkey·board op·era·tor N

keyboard operator
Datentypist(in) m (f) <-en, -en>
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vehicle operator N

vehicle operator
Fahrzeugführer(in) mf
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boating operator N

boating operator
Betreiber(in) (mf) eines Bootsverleihs
boating operator
Bootsverleiher(in) mf
boating operator (company)
Bootsverleih m
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Kameraleute
camera operators pl
Betreiberpflicht
duty of plant operators

PONS Banking, Finance and Insurance Dictionary

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operator code N IT

operator code
Benutzercode m

bull operator N FINMKT

bull operator (Bezeichnung für einen auf einen längerfristig anhaltenden, positiven Börsentrend setzenden Anleger)
Haussier m

capital market operator N FINMKT

capital market operator
Kapitalmarktteilnehmer m

network operator/provider N IT

network operator/provider (übernimmt Bereitstellung der technischen Kapazitäten für elektronischen Geschäftsverkehr)
Netzbetreiber m
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German
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Benutzercode
operator code
Netzbetreiber (übernimmt Bereitstellung der technischen Kapazitäten für elektronischer Geschäftsverkehr)
network operator
Kapitalmarktteilnehmer
capital market operator
Haussier (Bezeichnung für einen auf einen längerfristig anhaltenden, positiven Börsentrend setzenden Anleger)
bull operator

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

radar operators plotted the course of the incoming missile
Radarschirme haben den Kurs der herannahenden Rakete geortet
fork-lift operator
Gabelstaplerfahrer(in) m (f)
radio operator
Funker(in) m (f) <-s, ->
he is a canny operator in wage negotiations
er ist ein schlauer Verhandlungspartner bei Lohnverhandlungen
to be a real operator with the ladies
die Frauen um den Finger wickeln können
smooth operator
Schlitzohr nt <-(e)s, -en> inf
smooth operator
Schlawiner m <-s, -> inf
to speak to an operator, press ‘0’ now
um mit der Vermittlung zu sprechen, wählen Sie jetzt die ‚0‘
a bonded travel agent/tour operator
Reisebüro/Reiseunternehmen, das sich im Interesse seiner Kunden gegen den eigenen Bankrott versichert hat
radar operator
Bediener(in) m (f) eines Radargerätes <-s, -; -, -nen>

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

In the early 1930s, single sideband and frequency modulation were invented by amateur radio operators.
en.wikipedia.org
As in mass transit, the term layover is also applicable in long-distance travel for breaks taken by operators.
en.wikipedia.org
Truck shows provide operators with an opportunity to win awards for their trucks.
en.wikipedia.org
He found the site's operators were reaping criminal profits from the illegal distribution of copyrighted works.
en.wikipedia.org
While there is a winter low season, the business worked reasonably well with stand-in operators last year.
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