telephonistn.

Brit.

/tᵻˈlɛfənɪst/,

/tᵻˈlɛfn̩ɪst/, U.S.

/ˈtɛləˌfoʊnəst/,

/təˈlɛfənəst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: telephone n., -ist suffix.

Etymology: < telephone n. + -ist suffix.With sense 2b compare German Telephonistin female telephone operator (1878 or earlier; now usually Telefonistin), Telephonist male telephone operator (1879 or earlier; now usually Telefonist).

†1. An inventor of a form of telephony (with specific reference to Jean-François Sudre; see telephony n. 1). Cf. telephone n. 2. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1852 Athenæum 8 May 523/2 M. Sudré, the telephonist,..announces an exhibition of his telegraphic communication by sound to-day.

†a. An expert in telephony; a person who designs or builds telephones. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1878 Western Mail (Cardiff) 14 Mar. 3/2 (heading) A Cardiff telephonist in Persia.

1908 Telephony Jan. 24/2 Telephonists feel pretty well satisfied with the receiver as a responding device.

b. Chiefly British. Originally: a person employed to transmit messages by telephone. Later: an operator in a telephone exchange or at a switchboard.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > operator

telephone operator1877

telephonist1879

telephone girl1881

hello girl1883

switch-clerk1889

teleoperator1945

trunk1947

operator1972

1879 Irish Times 3 June 3/2 A staff of telephonists in the gallery..will report a speaker's words into the instrument as fast as they are uttered.

1898 Daily News 13 Sept. 6/5 Employed as season telephonist at the observatory on the summit of Ben Nevis.

1937 D. M. Jones In Parenthesis v. 112 Every telephonist with a dead instrument about his ears.

1972 Homes & Gardens Dec. 22/2 ‘You do realise it's only temp, dear?’ said the Lady Supervisor when I arrived to begin my duties as part-time untrained telephonist.

2006 R. Everett Red Carpets & Other Banana Skins xxvi. 212 She had been a telephonist at a record company.

c. A person who makes a telephone call; = telephoner n. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > caller

caller1879

telephoner1880

party1912

ringer-up1928

phoner1933

telephonist1952

1952 Spectator 18 Apr. 511/1 It is true that I am not a frequent telephonist, having for the convenient little instrument a loathing such as all decent people feel.

1956 R. Fuller Image of Society viii. 211 Rose cradled the receiver with the mingled disappointment and relief of the thwarted telephonist.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	telephonist
释义	telephonistn. Brit. /tᵻˈlɛfənɪst/, /tᵻˈlɛfn̩ɪst/, U.S. /ˈtɛləˌfoʊnəst/, /təˈlɛfənəst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: telephone n., -ist suffix. Etymology: < telephone n. + -ist suffix.With sense 2b compare German Telephonistin female telephone operator (1878 or earlier; now usually Telefonistin), Telephonist male telephone operator (1879 or earlier; now usually Telefonist). †1. An inventor of a form of telephony (with specific reference to Jean-François Sudre; see telephony n. 1). Cf. telephone n. 2. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1852 Athenæum 8 May 523/2 M. Sudré, the telephonist,..announces an exhibition of his telegraphic communication by sound to-day. 2. †a. An expert in telephony; a person who designs or builds telephones. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1878 Western Mail (Cardiff) 14 Mar. 3/2 (heading) A Cardiff telephonist in Persia. 1908 Telephony Jan. 24/2 Telephonists feel pretty well satisfied with the receiver as a responding device. b. Chiefly British. Originally: a person employed to transmit messages by telephone. Later: an operator in a telephone exchange or at a switchboard. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > operator telephone operator1877 telephonist1879 telephone girl1881 hello girl1883 switch-clerk1889 teleoperator1945 trunk1947 operator1972 1879 Irish Times 3 June 3/2 A staff of telephonists in the gallery..will report a speaker's words into the instrument as fast as they are uttered. 1898 Daily News 13 Sept. 6/5 Employed as season telephonist at the observatory on the summit of Ben Nevis. 1937 D. M. Jones In Parenthesis v. 112 Every telephonist with a dead instrument about his ears. 1972 Homes & Gardens Dec. 22/2 ‘You do realise it's only temp, dear?’ said the Lady Supervisor when I arrived to begin my duties as part-time untrained telephonist. 2006 R. Everett Red Carpets & Other Banana Skins xxvi. 212 She had been a telephonist at a record company. c. A person who makes a telephone call; = telephoner n. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > caller caller1879 telephoner1880 party1912 ringer-up1928 phoner1933 telephonist1952 1952 Spectator 18 Apr. 511/1 It is true that I am not a frequent telephonist, having for the convenient little instrument a loathing such as all decent people feel. 1956 R. Fuller Image of Society viii. 211 Rose cradled the receiver with the mingled disappointment and relief of the thwarted telephonist. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1852
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