operator   (Sound)

The noun operator has 5 senses

• operator -- ((mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation)


• operator, manipulator -- (an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard")


• operator -- (someone who owns or operates a business; "who is the operator of this franchise?")


• hustler, wheeler dealer, operator -- (a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties)


• operator -- (a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets)