Synonyms for operator
ˈɒp əˌreɪ tərop·er·a·tor

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1. operator

   In strict philosophical usage, the prime mover or doer of an act is the agent. Thus we speak of man as a voluntary agent, a free agent. But in common usage, especially in business, an agent is not the prime actor, but only an instrument or factor, acting under orders or instructions. Compare CAUSE.

   Synonyms:
   actor, agent, doer, factor, instrument, means, mover, performer, promoter

   Antonyms:
   chief, inventor, originator, principal

   Preposition:
   An agent of the company for selling, etc.

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1. operatornoun

   (mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation

   Synonyms:
   hustler, wheeler dealer, manipulator

2. operator, manipulatornoun

   an agent that operates some apparatus or machine

   "the operator of the switchboard"

   Synonyms:
   hustler, wheeler dealer, manipulator

3. operatornoun

   someone who owns or operates a business

   "who is the operator of this franchise?"

   Synonyms:
   hustler, wheeler dealer, manipulator

4. hustler, wheeler dealer, operatornoun

   a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties

   Synonyms:
   slattern, hustler, floozie, streetwalker, wheeler dealer, hooker, manipulator, street girl, floozy

5. operatornoun

   a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets

   Synonyms:
   hustler, wheeler dealer, manipulator

Matched Categories

1. • Businessman
   • Function
   • Math
   • Opportunist
   • Speculator

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1. operatornoun

   Synonyms:
   doer, actor, performer, agent, executor

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1. List of paraphrases for "operator":

   operators, trader, manager, driver, exploiter, carrier, harvester, farmer, licensee, attendant, operating, player, exhibitor, boatmaster, organizer, exploitative, contractor, administrator

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1. Brock Silvers:

   The environment is now so opaque and difficult that even the iconic master-operator Jack Ma has paid a very dear price for missteps, zhang Yiming and Colin Huang are intensely aware of this example, and Zhang Yiming and Colin Huang desire to not follow in Ma's most recent footsteps probably played at least some role in Zhang Yiming and Colin Huang respective decisions to step down.

2. Antonios Drossos:

   The argument that consumption went up and coverage is better is irrelevant, the question you should ask is how much higher consumption would have been if there were still a fourth operator offering good deals and how much better the networks would have been with more competition.

3. Rick Todd:

   It’s such a crisis with the shortage of truck drivers – you can ask any business person, any fleet operator, any private business that has their own fleet one of their biggest problems is workforce, in particularly truck drivers.

4. Michael Ting:

   Until the macro situation is resolved, it is unlikely that new property openings no matter from which operator will add significantly to industry revenues.

5. Brian Avery:

   Based on the manufacturer's manual weight limits, [Tyre] should have been prohibited from riding, and the attendant and/or operator had a responsibility to ensure that he was of the appropriate weight to be on the ride in the first place, considering he wasn't, and they didn't check, you know, he was subjected to a known and foreseeable hazard associated with this attraction and unfortunately lost his life as a result of it.