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
The message ceased, and the telephonist, leaning his elbows on the table and his chin on his hands, was almost asleep before he realized it.
From Action Front by Cable, Boyd
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