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operators

  • plural
    of operator.
    operator
    noun
    a person who operates a machine, apparatus, or the like.

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The robots arrived accompanied by Ted Pinkerton, a founding engineer at Tau, who communicated with Bolo and Sergey’s human operators through a Bluetooth earpiece.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Data center operators are holding open houses, inviting residents to air their frustrations—and hoping they come away appeased.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

“Peter is one of the most effective at-scale operators in the entertainment industry,” Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

In a statement, Mobile UK, the trade association for the UK's mobile network operators, said mobile connectivity is "an essential service, not a luxury".

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The process starts at midnight in Germany, when Enigma operators reset their machines.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin