operator

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. worker, handler; speculator. See communication, agency, exertion.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [One who operates a machine]

Syn. engineer, driver, operative, operant, skilled employee, trained employee; see also laborer , worker .

Kinds of operators include: telephone, switchboard, PBX, long-distance, international, elevator, heavy equipment.

2. [One who operates workable property]

Syn. executive, supervisor, director; see administrator .

3. [*Manipulator]

Syn. speculator, scoundrel, fraud; see rascal .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

1. technician worker, engineer, driver, handler, processor, keypunch operator, switchboard operator, PBX operator.

2. swindler *con artist, fraud, *ripoff artist, *flim-flam man, *shark, *hot shot, *snake.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. A person who operates a motor vehicle: driver, motorist. See MOVE. 2. One who speculates for quick profits: adventurer, gambler, speculator. See GAMBLING, MONEY.