operator

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
  2. noun an agent that operates some apparatus or machine
  3. noun someone who owns or operates a business

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin operātor, from operor (“work, labour”). Equivalent to operate + -or.

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