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 An operator answers a call from a hysterical woman begging for help. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026 Nuclearn will also use simulator data and access to develop new engineering and operator support tools. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026 The $6,489 monthly common charge includes a full-time doorman, elevator operator, live-in resident manager, fitness center, landscaped garden, private storage, and bike room, all just minutes from Midtown and the East River Greenway. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026 The operator pulled down a gate with a clang, plunging us into darkness. — James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 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

Pacino and Hopkins have both won best actor Academy Awards (two prizes in the case of the Welsh icon), and Moresco won a best original screenplay Oscar for Crash in 2005.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
On the development and production side, Lumicraft’s AI casting tool Castlink pairs actor discovery with contracting and settlement, while Reproduction’s Pre-Flow handles screenplay analysis and production data sharing.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of actor

Noun

Gavin Wilkinson, the former president of the Portland Timbers and Thorns, is now a consultant with the Quakes.

— Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Scopolamine was first used by criminals in Colombia in the 1970s, according to toxicologist Camilo Uribe, formerly a consultant to the country’s anti-narcotics police.

— Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of consultant

Noun

The male driver and woman passenger reported that the officers smashed the car window during the late-night traffic stop in Phoenix, according to a statement from Phoenix police.

— CBS News, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
The Connecticut native, a former driver on NASCAR’s Modified Tour, has made a whopping 27 starts at New Hampshire and has more than 2,700 laps under his belt alone in that car – not to mention his stock car experience.

— Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of driver

Noun

Martinez said Camera had been biking back and forth to his job as a mechanic for more than a decade.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
Simpson, running for his second and final term in office, was outpacing his opponent, a mechanic legally named Matt The Welder, by 40 points.

— Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of mechanic

Noun

Traffic stopped along Highway 19 after a motorist struck members of the Milligan University cycling team Wednesday.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026
While the seasonal transition to cheaper winter-blend gasoline in the coming month could bring some relief, the two dominant challenges facing motorists— the closed Strait and the ongoing refinery strikes— show no signs of resolving anytime soon.

— Miami Herald Staff Report, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 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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