telephone operator

/ˌtɛləˈfoʊn ˌɑpəˈreɪdər/
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Other forms: telephone operators

Definitions of telephone operator
  1. noun
    someone who helps callers get the person they are calling
    synonyms: switchboard operator, telephonist
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    type of:
    manipulator, operator
    an agent that operates some apparatus or machine
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