operator

noun

Definition of operatornext
1
as in chauffeur

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2
as in actor

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3
as in consultant

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Recent Examples of operator Boards need to establish governance mechanisms and chain of command to ensure that a human operator can intervene in such a scenario. — Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026 An animal shelter operator in Binyang country, about 75 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Hengzhou, struggled in recent days to rescue about 200 cats and dozens of dogs, bringing the dogs two at a time through deep water. — ABC News, 9 July 2026 Maybe this is why Preston is reluctant to call Elysian Tales a tour operator. — Chadner Navarro, Robb Report, 9 July 2026 Fourth-generation co-owner-operator and president Brian Knoebel remembers growing up in the Elysburg, Pennsylvania, park as a kid in the 1970s. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for operator
Recent Examples of Synonyms for operator
  1. chauffeur
  2. actor
  3. consultant
  4. driver
  5. counterfeiter
  6. mechanic
  7. motorist
  8. deceiver
Noun
  • When everyone has chauffeur knowledge, people are going to follow leaders who actually did the work to understand.
    — Ryan Hawk, Fortune, 20 July 2026
  • Next to the baggage claim, Pissenem’s chauffeurs held up iPhones for the visiting DJs who’d flown commercial.
    — Max Marshall, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026
Definition of chauffeur
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  • And she’d been turned off by the idea of using actors when only older men responded to her online casting calls that explained the activities of the day.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • The stage will combine an LED volume wall, advanced camera tracking and real-time 3D engines to blend physical sets and actors with digital environments.
    — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of actor
Noun
  • North Texas Histories/Historias de North Texas, a team of consultants, will work with the design team to have a prototype of the exhibition displays ready for community input by next summer.
    — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
  • These contracts do not represent all consultant contracts CMS has, and the Observer has submitted public records requests that haven’t been filled for other deals.
    — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Definition of consultant
Noun
  • The drivers are aging demographics, a growing short- and long-sighted population, and the smart eyewear boom; Euromonitor predicts a 48% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to 2030 for the latter.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 July 2026
  • Nearby, Ahmado, a 42-year-old sewage truck driver, was at work when the same attack struck a group of water trucks.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of driver
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  • With sister Coco a gifted painter and her brother, Raymond, a master counterfeiter, the two end up in the middle of a scheme with a down-on-his-luck millionaire.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of counterfeiter
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  • In Evenepoel’s team car was Klaas Lodewyck, his long-time DS, chief DS Vila, mechanic Dario Kloeck, and Wale.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Arrabaca served in the Army from 2001 to 2005 and worked on Patriot missile systems as a repairman or mechanic, Barnacle said.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 21 July 2026
Definition of mechanic
Noun
  • Guardrails, if installed incorrectly or poorly maintained, can kill, rather than save, motorists who crash into them.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 22 July 2026
  • Under the daylighting law, Assembly Bill 413, motorists are required to park at least 20 feet on the approach side from crosswalks and at least 15 feet from curb extensions that stick into the intersection.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of motorist
Noun
  • The actors are perfectly cast, starting with Marmaï’s likable Antoine, the only player here not being the deceiver.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 May 2026
  • The film tells the true and twisted tale of a deceiver of land and folk, who, defying her birth as a woman, comported herself as a man and committed many a wicked deed.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
Definition of deceiver

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“Operator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operator. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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