crane operator
noun
: a person who operates a crane (a big machine with a long arm that is used by builders for lifting and moving heavy things)
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The crane operator was rescued about 10:50 a.m., nearly 1 1/2 hours after the fire started, WSOC reported.
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
Another crane operator at the scene told police that the hangar’s overhead beams weren’t straight and that there weren’t enough cross-sections to support the overhead beams, according to the reports.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025
In 1973, after selling the snowmobile dealership, Ron returned to the union and started working as a crane operator for Danny’s Construction.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
According to his Facebook page, Roger was a crane operator in Toronto.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
The landlady inherited it from her grandfather, a crane operator at the quarry, and her grandmother, who also took in boarders.
—Ellyn Gaydos, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
Their parents divorced when the kids were young, and their father worked long hours as a crane operator.
—C.j. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 6 June 2024
From 1964 until his retirement in 1994, Mr. Orange was a crane operator at Bethlehem Steel Corp.’s Sparrows Point plant.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2024
Firefighters, with help from a crane operator on the job, rescued 15 workers in the building.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
Another crane operator at the scene told police that the hangar’s overhead beams weren’t straight and that there weren’t enough cross-sections to support the overhead beams, according to the reports.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025
In 1973, after selling the snowmobile dealership, Ron returned to the union and started working as a crane operator for Danny’s Construction.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
According to his Facebook page, Roger was a crane operator in Toronto.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
The landlady inherited it from her grandfather, a crane operator at the quarry, and her grandmother, who also took in boarders.
—Ellyn Gaydos, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
Their parents divorced when the kids were young, and their father worked long hours as a crane operator.
—C.j. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 6 June 2024
From 1964 until his retirement in 1994, Mr. Orange was a crane operator at Bethlehem Steel Corp.’s Sparrows Point plant.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2024
Firefighters, with help from a crane operator on the job, rescued 15 workers in the building.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
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“Crane operator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crane%20operator. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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