operator
noun [ C ] uk/ˈɒp.ər.eɪ.tər/ us/ˈɑː.pə.reɪ.t̬ɚ/
(PERSON OR BUSINESS)
B2 操作员，业务员；驾驶员
someone whose job is to use and control a machine or vehicle
a computer operator 计算机操作员
B2 经营公司;专业公司
a company that does a particular type of business
a tour operator 旅行社
（电话）接线员
a person who helps to connect people on a phone system
a smooth, clever, etc. operator 圆滑的／精明的人等（尤指善于牟取私利的人）
someone who is skilled at dealing with people and getting what he or she wants from a situation
He has shown himself to be a canny operator in wage negotiations. 他在薪酬谈判过程中表现得精明老练。
He proved himself to be a smooth operator in his eight years with the company.
He had a well-deserved reputation as one of the industry's smoothest operators.
She's evidently a clever operator, having surrounded herself with the right sort of people.
She's regarded as one of the smartest operators in the business.
She's a smart operator and don't you forget it.
- More examples
- We rationalized the production system so that one operator could control all three machines.
- The tour operator will arrange transport and plan your itinerary.
- Radar operators plotted the course of the incoming missile.
- At the twiddle of a knob the operators can focus on a tiny amount of airspace or scan the whole area.
- Beach operators do not have a legal obligation to provide against injury or drowning.
(IN MATHEMATICS)
mathematics specialized算子，如7+7里的加号
a symbol that does something to a number or quantity in a calculation. For example, in 7 + y, the symbol + is the operator
Compare: operand