operators

noun

plural of operator
1
as in chauffeurs

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2
as in actors

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as in mechanics

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Recent Examples of operators TourScoop coversguided group tours and tour operators,tour operator reviews,tour itinerary reviews andtravel gear recommendations. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for operators
  1. chauffeurs
  2. actors
  3. consultants
  4. drivers
  5. tricksters
  6. experts
  7. motorists
  8. artists
Noun
  • Some of them are driven by their owners, but most are driven by chauffeurs.
    — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 23 Sep. 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 chauffeurs
Noun
  • The Haunting at The Ridge has become spookier in its third year with more actors and a live stage show with the Cabaret Sinister.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The actors who work best are the ones who give themselves over to his sense of mischief and permissiveness.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of actors
Noun
  • Timing Is Important The window immediately following an acquisition, when operational overhaul is most active and leadership gaps are most likely to surface, is when PE firms are most receptive to outside candidates, advisors or consultants.
    — Mary Elizabeth Bradford, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • IvyCraft is designed for researchers, students, educators, content creators, consultants, and teams that regularly turn source material into presentations, videos, podcasts, or visual content.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of consultants
Noun
  • As usual at the Bahrain GP, the top three drivers will celebrate on the podium with bottles of fragrant, non-alcoholic rosewater, not Champagne.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Either way, the credit helped juice interest in EVs, and overcome some of the reservations drivers have about them.
    — Willa Rubin, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of drivers
Noun
  • Keep your heart open, but be mindful of tricksters and projection.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
  • Like his ancestors, once known as prairie wolves, as song dogs, as tricksters and gods, who emerged from the deserts and high plains.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Definition of tricksters
Noun
  • Aviation experts have marveled that the plane didn't crash after a descent so sharp that the rudder was torn away.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • These agencies now need to work with cryptanalysis experts to ensure that standardized algorithms are continually tested against the latest AI attack vectors.
    — Ali El Kaafarani, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of experts
Noun
  • The vehicles allegedly blocked other motorists from using the intersection, including drivers who were trying to head north on the Berlin Turnpike and those headed east from East Robbins Avenue, according to Amalfi.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
  • But motorists also messed up on this one, crashing into or around the tree.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of motorists
Noun
  • Some of my favorite artists were doing moments of silence at their concerts for this little old lady from suburban Illinois who never had any ambition beyond just trying to help people.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The happiness was real, for a time, but the two artists, each with his own distinct problems and needs, were not going to be happy together, or with anyone else, for long.
    — Alan Hollinghurst, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of artists

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“Operators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operators. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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