telephonist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of telephonist
Example Sentences
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After war service as a telephonist and a sign painter, she married the Swiss sculptor, René Graetz, and in 1946 they moved to the bombed-out city of Berlin to help build a socialist Germany.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2022
Mr. Murphy, a retired valet, telephonist and unrepentant hoarder, owns a small house in Dublin’s north inner city, but his eyesight is failing and he cannot afford to pay for home care.
From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2017
Opportunities were limited for women, but you may well have been a secretary or telephonist...
From BBC • May 25, 2012
And there's an awesome cameo by Kevin Eldon as an unintelligible customer support telephonist.
From The Guardian • Jul. 23, 2010
Great courage and devotion to duty was shown by Bombardier Collins, the battery telephonist, who, though painfully wounded early in the proceedings, continued at his post throughout the day.
From The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres by Hamilton, Ernest W.
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