OPERATOR Synonyms: 116 Similar and Opposite Words

operator

noun

Definition of operator

as in chauffeur

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nondriver

as in actor

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as in consultant

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Recent Examples of operator Encounter turns threatening When the food-truck operator did not go along with the demand, the encounter became more menacing, according to investigators. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026 Steppes Travel, a tour operator and Certified B Corporation, is working to change that. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026 According to the researchers, the AI can identify subtle patterns across large amounts of sensor data that would be difficult for a human operator to spot. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026 Fire personnel arrived and immediately performed lifesaving measures on an operator of a personal watercraft, identified as Manuel Martinez, 46. — Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for operator

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Noun

Unlike Phantom and often Cullinan too, this isn’t one for the chauffeur to enjoy.

— Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Each was known as His or Her Excellency, and had a specific job — security, chauffeur, media relations.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of chauffeur

Noun

All artists — starting with the actors, then music, then writers, then directors — have to figure out what their image is worth and negotiate that.

— Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
Despite concluding the actor’s death was accidental, authorities continue investigating whether anyone might be criminally responsible for providing her with a lethal substance.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of actor

Noun

Through the photos, the consultant will assess the patient’s hair loss using the Norwood-Hamilton Scale (which was developed by studying only male patients and is typically used to diagnose which stage of male pattern hair loss a person is in).

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 23 Sep. 2026
Josh Benesh, a former Heritage Auctions executive who joined Christie’s as a consultant earlier this year, has been appointed to lead the division as its global head based in New York.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of consultant

Noun

The truck driver, who police identified only as a 57-year-old man, was heading westbound on East 14th Street and making a right turn onto First Avenue when his vehicle struck the teens.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
Gas prices are moving sharply in the wrong direction at a time of year when drivers typically get some relief.

— Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of driver

Noun

Even most of the dealers out here have only one mechanic who works on hybrids.

— Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
High repair, maintenance costs John MacKenzie has been repairing cars as a trusty mechanic at his shop in Boston's Brighton neighborhood for half a century, while watching those costs rise firsthand.

— Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of mechanic

Noun

The department advised motorists heading into Manhattan from Queens to expect delays and seek alternative routes.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
According to Fort Worth police, a motorist — later identified as Dwabe — had stopped to help the occupants of a vehicle who’d been involved in a collision.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 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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