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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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NOUN
manipulator
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NOUN
controller
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"We do implement a number of deterrents and any other measures are as a last resort only," the operator said.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Maybe you own a memory producer, an AI server company, a chip-equipment supplier, a data-center operator and several speculative small caps discovered on social media.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Data-center operator TECfusions plans to go public through a merger with blank-check company Apex Treasury that values it at about $4 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

It now trades at a valuation of five to six times Ebitda, according to Gabelli’s estimate, when transactions for that type of retail operator “are typically in the eight to 10 band.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Any moment now the operator would send the car tipping into the coffin-shaped trough.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

Such an agreement would likely spur an industrywide price war and fierce competition for customers — the main reason why the biggest three operators have vowed not to ink this sort of partnership.

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

Yet many of these widows, daughters, and other female successors were also savvy political operators, leaving behind genuine legislative legacies or winning office in their own right.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

The original fare subsidy scheme applied in England, outside of London, with bus operators taking part on a voluntary basis.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Technicians, actors and camera operators still have a place in this new ecosystem, though how many of them will be needed remains an open question.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Radar operators had to help him out of the cockpit.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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