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OPERATOR
hustler, wheeler dealer, operator
(noun) a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties
operator, manipulator
(noun) an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; “the operator of the switchboard”
operator
(noun) someone who owns or operates a business; “who is the operator of this franchise?”
operator
(noun) a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets
operator
(noun) (mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
operator (countable and uncountable, plural operators)
One who operates.
A telecommunications facilitator whose job is to establish temporary network connections.
(mathematics) A function or other mapping that carries variables defined on a domain into another variable or set of variables in a defined range.
(uncountable) The game of Chinese whispers.
(informal) A person who is adept at making deals or getting results, especially one who uses questionable methods.
A member of a military special operations unit.
(computing) The administrator of a channel or network on IRC.
(computing) A symbol that represents a construct in a programming language and differs from a normal function in its syntax.
(linguistics) A kind of expression that enters into an a-bar movement dependency and is said to bind a variable.
Hyponyms
• arithmetic operator
• assignment operator
• binary operator
• bitwise operator
• conditional operator
• comparison operator
• differential operator
• infix operator
• integral operator
• lifted operator
• logic operator
• smooth operator
• ternary operator
• unary operator
Anagrams
• aeroport, aĂ«roport, poor rate
Source: Wiktionary
Op"er*a`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
1. One who, or that which, operates or produces an effect.
2. (Surg.)
Definition: One who performs some act upon the human body by means of the hand, or with instruments.
3. A dealer in stocks or any commodity for speculative purposes; a speculator. [Brokers' Cant]
4. (Math.)
Definition: The symbol that expresses the operation to be performed; -- called also facient.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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