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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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The Ellisons have sold the business, operating under the Showcase Cinemas name, to European theater operator Kinepolis.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

How do you ask $1.8 trillion for a mobile operator with 10 million customers?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Legends Global, the concessions operator at SoFi Stadium, confirmed it had reached an agreement with Local 11.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

People looking to place certain bets on prediction market operator Kalshi will soon have to reveal where they work in an attempt to stop insider trading, the firm has said.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“The operator has to pick a starting position for the rotors. Three random letters. Suppose he simply uses the letters that happen to be showing in these little windows? H-W-B.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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