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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Recent Examples on the Web On December 22, 2022, an explosion at a nickel smelter run by PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry (GNI) killed two workers—a 20-year-old crane operator named Nirwana Selle and her 20-year-old assistant, Made Defri Hari Jonathan—who burned alive. —WIRED, 20 Feb. 2023

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“Crane operator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crane%20operator. Accessed 22 Mar. 2023.

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