operator
noun
a person who operates a machine, apparatus, or the like.
operators
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pluralof operator.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The company allows motorcycle taxi operators only two litres at a time while small cars can get up to 20 litres.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Employers feared that if the guards went on strike, other unionized longshore workers, from crane operators to container-yard workers, wouldn’t cross picket lines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The state is asking the court to find that Chiquite Canyon’s operators violated several Hazardous Waste Control Laws, which would open them to civil penalties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Logistics operators are taking different approaches this year to seasonal hiring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
When it was time to store the fuel from one of the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi, operators would bring the reactor to cold shutdown.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
