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operator

[op-uh-rey-ter] / ˈɒp əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
one who operates a machine
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NOUN
one who operates workable property
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Antonyms
NOUN
manipulator
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NOUN
controller
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“Unfortunately, some consider negotiation to be surrender. It is not, ” he said in a meeting with political party representatives on Monday, according to a report from Lebanon’s state-news operator.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The casino operator has more than a dozen properties in Las Vegas, six regional resorts around the U.S., and extensive operations in East Asia.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

The ferry operator added that anyone who had already booked a break on the island and planned to leave or arrive on a Sunday in June, July or August would still be helped across.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Doñana Wings, another operator, focuses its operations in the Doñana National Park, a coastal nature reserve and wetlands 40 miles southwest from Seville, with packages starting from $245.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Maybe that was enough for the telephone operator to help me call him person-to-person from a phone booth.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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