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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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A spokesperson for the commission said that following the inquest, they had "been working with Gamstop and Allwyn, the National Lottery operator, to consider whether further protections are needed in this area".

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

But the state is part of PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. grid operator, which is in the midst of re-evaluating how it will connect data centers with power producers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Kodiak AI is expected to deliver 75 self-driving trucks to truckload operator DTL Transport starting in 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

A service by state operator Renfe with nearly 400 passengers ploughed into the back of a stationary train belonging to private Spanish company Iryo with 152 people on board.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

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

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

The operators gained inspiration from the fancy places around them, including Wolfgang Puck’s Spago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

The company allows motorcycle taxi operators only two litres at a time while small cars can get up to 20 litres.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Employers feared that if the guards went on strike, other unionized longshore workers, from crane operators to container-yard workers, wouldn’t cross picket lines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Logistics operators are taking different approaches this year to seasonal hiring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

In the control room for reactors 1 and 2, even as the room pitched and swayed, the operators moved quickly to monitor an emergency procedure known as a scram.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland


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