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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Recent Examples of operator The buyer commits the capital, but an operator may manage and commercially deploy the aircraft. — Alex Kowtun, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Canal+, by far the country’s biggest pay-TV operator and one of the main pillars of French film financing, would be hit hardest, representing a cost of approximately €200 million a year. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 Pawlikowski asked the camera operator, a young guy named Łukasz Żal, to take over temporarily. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 That force gets transferred to the drill, which in turn gets transferred to the person holding it and can cause the operator’s hand/wrist to twist. — Dr. Matthew Lisy, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for operator

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Noun

As a student there, our daughter Grace crossed it for six years, usually with me as chauffeur.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Davidson was 18 and working as a chauffeur in real life, driving a guy around Staten Island.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of chauffeur

Noun

The 10-part, half-hour format is the brainchild of German actor, comedian and YouTuber Torge Oerlich, known to his followers as Freshtorge.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Thousands of actors, directors, writers and producers signed a letter protesting the deal.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of actor

Noun

Joining them is script editor, story consultant and executive producer Jack Casey (Wren Boys, White Girl), who is also a story consultant on Black Church Bay, which screens at this year’s LFF.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
As coach and consultant Deborah Grayson Riegel observes on the Harvard Business Review podcast, effective delegation is associated with greater productivity.

— Carol Geffner, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of consultant

Noun

While some American buyers--particularly the well-off--were lured into purchasing EVs thanks to federal and state handouts, most drivers resisted such products out of fears regarding long charging times and limited battery range.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD, was founded in 1980 by a mother whose 13-year-old daughter was killed by an intoxicated driver.

— Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of driver

Noun

Sutton said she was encouraged by her late grandfather, a mechanic and pastor, and by her early interest in cars.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Ben Jones as Cooter Davenport Ben Jones played Cooter Davenport, the lovable mechanic who was always ready to help the Duke boys out of a jam, with a garage that served as both a workplace and hideout when needed.

— Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of mechanic

Noun

Kenya's National Transport and Safety Authority called upon all motorists to exercise extreme caution, avoid dangerous overtaking and strictly observe lane discipline.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Salazar was later identified as the suspect when a motorist told police he had been aggressively confronted by a driver minutes before the shooting, according to evidence presented in court.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 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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