telegrapher
Americannoun
plural
telegraphersExample Sentences
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From his first teenage days as a railroad telegrapher and newspaper publisher, Edison exhibited “the traits that distinguished him as an inventor — contrary thinking, obstinate repetition, daydreaming, delight in difficulty,” Morris writes.
From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2019
Booksh earned a living as a telegrapher for the railroad system - a job he had since he was 17 and maintained throughout his various tenures as Addis’ mayor for 42 years.
From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 2015
Either way, they handed their copy to a Western Union telegrapher who transmitted Morse code over an electric connection to their newspaper offices, where another telegrapher translated those dots and dashes back into prose.
From New York Times • May 1, 2015
When she was a baby, her family moved to Washington, where her mother worked in a dress shop, her father as a railway telegrapher.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2014
He said over his shoulder to the telegrapher, “Those Hamiltons! Just look at them!”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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