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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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Its owner spent years planning its retirement with state regulators and the regional grid operator.

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026

Trade at the Port of Jebel Ali, the crown jewel of DP World’s global network, plummeted 90%, posing a challenge to Yuvraj Narayan, the new CEO of the Middle East’s largest port operator.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The operator estimates that it will be full by the end of the year.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

The cruise-ship operator said it had gotten debt financing from Morgan Stanley to pay for the investment.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Knapp's mother was a veterinarian, the owner and operator of Vet in a Van.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

Switzerland, ranked 14th in the world, are missing some serious operators, but they are brilliantly coached by Murat Yakin and they're settled and formidable.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Golden Corral buffets average 150 food items, and chain operators know what each one costs to make.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Boeing notified 737 MAX operators in late August about the glitch, saying that it didn’t pose a safety risk, according to a company document viewed by The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Human operators have generally selected intended targets or target areas for moral reasons, highlighting the significance of the V2U’s ability to carry out these missions autonomously.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

Although having electricity certainly made the work easier, the cooling systems that the operators had tried so desperately to keep working ten days earlier were no longer of any use.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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