telephone operator
telephone operator · telephone operators
телефонист, телефонистка
Telefonistin, Telefonist
A person who operates a telephone switchboardA person who operates a telephone switchboard.
» The telephone operator asked the caller to hold on until a connection was made.
Meaning
2 sensesA person who operates a telephone switchboard.
Telefonist, Telefonistin
телефони́стtelefoníst, телефони́сткаtelefonístka
someone who helps callers get the person they are calling
A person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone.
Telefonist, Telefonistin
телефони́стtelefoníst, телефони́сткаtelefonístka
Examples
1 sentencesThe telephone operator asked the caller to hold on until a connection was made.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a person who operates a telephone switchboard:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a person who operates a telephone switchboard:
Forms
plural: telephone operators| Singular | telephone operator |
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| Plural | telephone operators |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- someone who helps callers get the person they are calling:telephonistswitchboard operator