op·er·atorBrE/ˈɒpəreɪtə(r)/NAmE/ˈɑːpəreɪtər/noun () apersonwhooperatesequipmentoramachine操作人员;技工◆acomputer/machineoperator电脑/机器操作员 (BrEalsotel·eph·on·ist) apersonwhoworksonthetelephoneswitchboard of a large company or organization, especially at a telephone exchange电话员;接线员 () apersonorcompanythatrunsaparticularbusiness(某企业的)经营者,专业公司◆atouroperator经营旅游业者◆abusoperator公共汽车公司(informal, especiallydisapproving) apersonwhoisskilfulatgettingwhattheywant, especiallywhenthisinvolvesbehavinginadishonestway投机取巧者;善于钻营的人;骗子◆asmooth/slick/shrewdoperator一个八面玲珑/油嘴滑舌/工于心计的取巧者(mathematics数学) asymbolorfunctionwhichrepresentsanoperationinmathematics算子