Synonyms for operator
ˈɒp əˌreɪ tərop·er·a·tor

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1. operator

   In strict philosophical usage, the prime mover or doer of an act is the agent. Thus we speak of man as a voluntary agent, a free agent. But in common usage, especially in business, an agent is not the prime actor, but only an instrument or factor, acting under orders or instructions. Compare CAUSE.

   Synonyms:
   actor, agent, doer, factor, instrument, means, mover, performer, promoter

   Antonyms:
   chief, inventor, originator, principal

   Preposition:
   An agent of the company for selling, etc.

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1. operatornoun

   (mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation

   Synonyms:
   hustler, wheeler dealer, manipulator

2. operator, manipulatornoun

   an agent that operates some apparatus or machine

   "the operator of the switchboard"

   Synonyms:
   hustler, wheeler dealer, manipulator

3. operatornoun

   someone who owns or operates a business

   "who is the operator of this franchise?"

   Synonyms:
   hustler, wheeler dealer, manipulator

4. hustler, wheeler dealer, operatornoun

   a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties

   Synonyms:
   slattern, hustler, floozie, streetwalker, wheeler dealer, hooker, manipulator, street girl, floozy

5. operatornoun

   a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets

   Synonyms:
   hustler, wheeler dealer, manipulator

Matched Categories

1. • Businessman
   • Function
   • Math
   • Opportunist
   • Speculator

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1. operatornoun

   Synonyms:
   doer, actor, performer, agent, executor

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1. List of paraphrases for "operator":

   operators, trader, manager, driver, exploiter, carrier, harvester, farmer, licensee, attendant, operating, player, exhibitor, boatmaster, organizer, exploitative, contractor, administrator

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1. Thadeus Mkamwa:

   Our goal is to set up 300 systems and serve up to 1 million people in rural areas across Tanzania by 2022, making JUMEME the largest mini-grid operator in the country.

2. Peter Saleh:

   Almost every operator has a sizable investment in breakfast.

3. Arnold Schwarzenegger:

   Fabian is too much a political operator, not so much passion about specific things he stands for.

4. Mark Routt:

   It's the human element, when you have an operator and his family needs to be evacuated, the plant may be in good shape, but what is the operator going to do? Humans have to operate the plant, too.

5. Robert Kirk:

   The FAA has taken the position that any regs that deal with air safety reside solely with the FAA, the trouble is going to be whenever someone comes after a drone operator and we’re moving into privacy and trespass, areas that are more traditionally in the realm of state and local authority.