telephone operator
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telephone operator
noun telephone operators
- A person who operates a telephone switchboard. Since the outbreak of war women have been recruited for many grades of railway work. The number of women clerks has been increased greatly, and women are performing invaluable work as porters, motor drivers, carriage cleaners, and telephone operators, as well as in a variety of other capacities.
- A person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone.
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noun a person who operates a telephone switchboard
| Español | telefonista, teleoperador, teleoperadora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전화 교환원 jeonhwa gyohwan-won |
| Português | telefonista |
| Français | standardiste, téléphoniste |
| Deutsch | Telefonist, Telefonistin |
| Ελληνικά | τηλεφωνητής tilefonitís, τηλεφωνήτρια tilefonítria |
| Русский | телефони́ст telefoníst, телефони́стка telefonístka |
noun a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone
| Español | telefonista, teleoperador, teleoperadora |
|---|---|
| Português | telefonista, teleoperador, teleoperadora |
| Français | téléphoniste, téléopérateur, téléopératrice |
| Deutsch | Telefonist, Telefonistin |
| Русский | телефони́ст telefoníst, телефони́стка telefonístka |
Talk about this word "telephone operator." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/telephone%20operator. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. telephone operator. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/telephone%20operator "telephone operator." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/telephone%20operator.Cite this
@misc{telephone_operator_2026,
title = {telephone operator},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/telephone%20operator},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
