operator

See also Operator, operatör, and operátor

English

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈɒpəɹeɪtə/, SAMPA: /"Qp@reIt@/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈɑːpəɹeɪtɚ/, SAMPA: /"A:p@reIt@`/

Noun

operator (plural operators)

1. One who operates.
2. A telecommunications facilitator whose job is to establish temporary network connections.
3. (mathematics) A function or other mapping that carries variables defined on a domain into another variable or set of variables in a defined range.
4. Another name for Chinese whispers.
5. (informal) A person who is adept at making deals or getting results, especially one who uses questionable methods.
6. A member of a military Special Operations unit.
7. (computing) The administrator of a channel or network on IRC.

Derived terms

• smooth operator

Related terms

• opera
• operable
• operand
• operant
• operate
• operation
• operational
• operative
• opus

Translations

one who operates

Croatian: operater (hr) m. Danish: operatør (da) Dutch: bediener (nl) m. Finnish: toimija (fi), operaattori; käyttäjä, koneenkäyttäjä, kuljettaja; liikennöitsijä German: Betreiber (de) m.

Greek: χειριστής (el) (cheiristís) m. Japanese: 操作者 (そうさしゃ, sōsasha), オペレーター (operētā) Polish: operator (pl) m. Romanian: operator (ro) Swedish: operatör (sv) c., kirurg (sv) c.

telecommunications operator

Croatian: operater (hr) m. Danish: telefonist(inde) (da) Finnish: operaattori (fi), teleoperaattori; keskuksenhoitaja (fi), vaihteenhoitaja (fi) German: Telefonist m., Telefonistin f., Vermittlung (de) f. Greek: τηλεφωνητής (el) (tilefonitís) m., τηλεφωνήτρια (el) (tilefonítria) f.

Japanese: 交換手 (こうかんしゅ, kōkanshu) Polish: operator (pl) m. Romanian: operator (ro), operatoare (ro) f., telefonistă (ro) f. Swedish: telefonist (sv) c., telebolag (sv) n., operatör (sv) c.

mathematical operator

Croatian: operator (hr) m. Danish: operator (da) Finnish: operaattori (fi) French: opérateur (fr) m. German: Operator m., Rechenzeichen n. Greek: τελεστής (el) (telestís) m. Hungarian: műveleti jel (hu)

Icelandic: virki (is) m. Italian: operatore (it) m. Japanese: 演算子 (えんざんし, enzanshi) Polish: operator (pl) m. Romanian: operator (ro) Swedish: operator (sv) c.

Chinese whispers — see Chinese whispers

the administrator of a channel or network on IRC

Greek: διαχειριστής (el) (diacheiristís) m., διαχειρίστρια (el) (diacheirístria) f.

Anagrams

• aeroport

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Kurdish

Noun

operator

1. surgeon (doctor who performs surgery)

This Kurdish entry was created from the translations listed at surgeon. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see operator in the Kurdish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008

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Latin

Noun

operātor (genitive operātōris); m, third declension

1. worker, operator

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	operātor	operātōrēs
genitive	operātōris	operātōrum
dative	operātōrī	operātōribus
accusative	operātōrem	operātōrēs
ablative	operātōre	operātōribus
vocative	operātor	operātōrēs

Verb

operātor

1. second-person singular future active imperative of operor
2. third-person singular future active imperative of operor

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /opěraːtor/
• Hyphenation: o‧pe‧ra‧tor

Noun

opèrātor m. (Cyrillic spelling опѐра̄тор)

1. (mathematics) operator

Declension

    declension of operator

	singular	plural
nominative	operator	operatori
genitive	operatora	operatora
dative	operatoru	operatorima
accusative	operator	operatore
vocative	operatore	operatori
locative	operatoru	operatorima
instrumental	operatorom	operatorima

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Swedish

Noun

operator c.

1. (mathematics, computing) an operator

Declension

Declension of operator

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	operator	operatorn	operatorer	operatorerna
genitive	operators	operatorns	operatorers	operatorernas