operator
noun
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Even the radio operators had trouble relaying information. — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, "Amateur Radio Operators Practice For Emergencies," 3 July 2018 This is the first time the tour operator will be offering winter flights to Jamaica. — Sallee Ann Ruibal, Cincinnati.com, "3 headlines you may have missed: Pulitzer plans, hitting the green and spring break plans," 26 June 2018 In the shifting landscape, recycling advocates, operators and municipal officials say consumers need to become better educated about what to recycle, which can vary from town to town. — Author: David Goldstein, Anchorage Daily News, "Cities scramble to rewrite rules on recycling after China restricts ‘foreign garbage’," 3 July 2018 In an email to members and fans Thursday, Milwaukee Film, the operator of the Milwaukee Film Festival, said the Oriental, 2230 N. Farwell Ave. — Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee Film to reopen Oriental Theatre with Spike Lee's 'BlacKkKlansman,' Alexander McQueen film," 28 June 2018 But insurance is often not required and airboat operators have been otherwise unregulated. — Elizabeth Koh, miamiherald, "FWC sets new requirements for airboat operators, spurred by death of UM grad," 22 June 2018 The Aquarius rescued 630 people while on patrol off the coast of Libya over the weekend, the ship's operators SOS Méditerranée and Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said. — Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, "Migrant ship Aquarius reveals a fractured Europe," 13 June 2018 Hotel operators are in the process of voting to assess themselves a fee that will generate $40 million toward the construction of a second 40,000-square-foot ballroom at the convention center. — Ryan Lillis, sacbee, "Costs soar to upgrade Sacramento's convention district. Here's why city says it's worth it," 8 June 2018 Back to science, soon During the last two weeks, operators have been trying to bring this third, previously balky gyro back online. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "NASA brings a Hubble gyro back to life after a seven-year hibernation," 22 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'operator.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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