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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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Example Sentences

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The pipeline operator shut down the pipeline within 30 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

At the Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel's Folkestone terminal, French authorities also haven't yet turned on the new machines to take car passengers' biometric details.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Prosecutors said she submitted claims for injections “that were never provided and medically unnecessary” from 2019 through 2025, working as the primary physician, owner and operator of Healthy Way Medical Center in Glendale.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Shares of power-plant owners Constellation, NRG Energy and Vistra rallied Wednesday on news that the largest U.S. grid operator is speeding up plans to connect data centers with power producers.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

All people knew was what they saw: a sender, a receiver, and an operator in the middle.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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