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Operator

Operator Meaning & Definition
Operator Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Operator?

[n] (informal) a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties
[n] an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard"
[n] someone who owns or operates a business; "who is the operator of this franchise?"
[n] a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets
[n] (mathematics) a symbol that represents a function from functions to functions; "the integral operator"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Operator: hustler | manipulator | wheeler dealer

Related Terms | Find terms related to Operator: activist | actor | administrator | adventurer | agent | architect | author | ball of fire | beaver | behind-the-scenes operator | big operator | big wheel | big-time operator | bustler | busy bee | central | coconspirator | conductor | conniver | conspirator | conspirer | counterplotter | creator | director | doer | driver | eager beaver | eminence grise | engineer | enthusiast | executant | executor | executrix | exploiter | fabricator | faker | finagler | fraud | functionary | gamesman | go-getter | gray eminence | gunslinger | handler | human dynamo | hustler | intrigant | intriguer | kingmaker | lame duck | live wire | logroller | long distance | Machiavellian | machinator | maker | man of action | man of deeds | manager | maneuverer | manipulator | margin purchaser | medium | militant | mover | new broom | operant | operative | operative surgeon | opportunist | PBX operator | performer | perpetrator | pilot | plotter | plunger | political activist | pork-barrel politician | powerhouse | practitioner | prime mover | producer | runner | sawbones | scalper | schemer | smart operator | smoothie | speculator | stag | steersman | strategist | subject | superintendent | supervisor | surgeon | switchboard operator | take-charge guy | telephone operator | telephonist | wheeler-dealer | winner | wire-puller | wise guy | worker

See Also | businessman | causal agency | causal agent | cause | company operator | driver | elevator operator | engine driver | engineer | function | hoister | identity | identity element | identity operator | jockey | linear operator | locomotive engineer | man of affairs | mathematical function | motorman | opportunist | plunger | radio operator | railroad engineer | self-seeker | speculator | supermarketer | switchboard operator | switchman | telegraph operator | telegrapher | telegraphist | telephone operator | telephonist | wire-puller

Operator In Webster's Dictionary

\Op"er*a`tor\, n. [L.] 1. One who, or that which, operates or produces an effect. 2. (Surg.) One who performs some act upon the human body by means of the hand, or with instruments. 3. A dealer in stocks or any commodity for speculative purposes; a speculator. [Brokers' Cant] 4. (Math.) The symbol that expresses the operation to be performed; -- called also {facient}.

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