telegrapher
noun
a person who operates a telegraph.
telegraphers
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pluralof telegrapher.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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When the Titanic hit an iceberg while crossing the Atlantic in 1912, its telegraphers desperately sent out distress calls hoping somebody, somewhere might hear them.
From BBC ● May 21, 2023
Roberts commissioned an annual count of the number of words filed by telegraphers from the Masters pressroom to compare with that of the U.S.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 8, 2020
After World War II, operators of Western Union Teletype machines gradually replaced the telegraphers, but not completely.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2015
Johnston, undoubtedly a man of ambition, succeeded as a publisher by capitalizing on the insecurities of telegraphers.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2014
I found the telegraphers there, but all the wires were down.
From Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror by Richard Linthicum
