Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telephone operator

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
tele-phone -op-er-a-tor
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who operates a telephone switchboard.

noun

A person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

telephone operators (plural)

Synonyms

telephonist switchboard operator

Questions

What does telephone operator mean?
A person who operates a telephone switchboard.

How to pronounce telephone operator

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