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operator

[op-uh-ray-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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Euronext, operator of several major European exchanges, couldn’t receive emails from some clients—though it said markets were functioning as normal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

He adds that military convoys from both sides had moved towards Sheraro, while a motorcycle operator in the southern town of Yechila says military checkpoints are still active.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Sargis Isayan sued amusement park operator Cedar Fair — then the operator of Knott’s Berry Farm — in June 2024.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

They should look at the shares of CoreWeave, the highly-indebted “neocloud” data-center operator at the bleeding edge of the AI boom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Finally, she went to the phone and waited for the operator.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Tugboat operators, police and other rescuers rushed to help and officials shut down the Mississippi River for the search effort.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Equipment makers, many of them foreign, should have to act on findings by a deadline as a condition for selling to critical operators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Huang’s exit also hit the “neocloud” companies, the newer AI data center operators that rent out computing power, according to Steven Tian, research director at the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

“Rips represent a natural new vertical for online sports betting and iGaming operators, given similar gaming or lottery mechanics and customer demographics,” the analysts said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

Nuclear operators go through rigorous control measures to make sure they don’t carry radioactive dust out of the plant at the end of a workday.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland


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