operator

Definition

A person or organisation that operates a device, system, service, etc.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin operātor, from operor (“work, labour”). Equivalent to operate + -or.

Example Sentences

• "The drone crashed because of operator error."
• "The new bus operator has promised to improve the frequency of rural services."
• "The stories did not seem to me to touch life. […] They left me with the impression of a well-delivered stereopticon lecture, with characters about as life-like as the shadows on the screen, and whisking on and off, at the mercy of the operator."

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