OPERATOR Synonyms: 116 Similar and Opposite Words

operator

noun

Definition of operator

as in chauffeur

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nondriver

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Recent Examples of operator The operator allegedly made more than $90,000 in profits on the trades, although most of that money was frozen by Kalshi after the bets were flagged as suspicious. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 July 2026 Atlantia was the controlling shareholder in motorway operator Autostrade per l’Italia at the time of the disaster which killed 43 people when their vehicles plunged from the flyover. — CNN Money, 16 July 2026 The owner of the now $25 million historic studio complex is holding firm Occidental Entertainment Group, led by CEO Craig Darian, a soundstage operator and producer who runs Tricor Entertainment. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026 Five such schools, including two in the predominantly Black North Dade district, from charter operator Success Academy will open in 2027. — Austin Horn july 16, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for operator

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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

Noun

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

Noun

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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