(a) (in early use) a person who operates a telephone; (later) a person who works at the switchboard of a telephone exchange; cf. operator, n. 6a;(b)…
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| 释义 | society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > operator (8) telephone operator1877 (a) (in early use) a person who operates a telephone; (later) a person who works at the switchboard of a telephone exchange; cf. operator, n. 6a;(b)… telephonist1879 Chiefly British. Originally: a person employed to transmit messages by telephone. Later: an operator in a telephone exchange or at a switchboard. telephone girl1881 a girl or woman employed at a switchboard to connect telephone calls; a female telephone operator; cf. hello girl n. at hello, int. n.compounds. hello girl1883 a woman employed to answer calls in a telephone exchange. switch-clerk1889 a telephone clerk or operator. teleoperator1945 = telephone operator n. at telephone, n. compounds 3. Somewhat rare. trunk1947 Telephony. plural. The operators who deal with trunk calls. colloquial. operator1972 A person who operates a machine: cf. operate, v. 7; spec. a person who works at the switchboard of a telephone exchange. In early use, frequently… |
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