op·e·ra·tor/`ɑpəˏretə; ˈɒpəreɪtə/ n [C] 1 someone who works on a telephone SWITCH-BOARD 电话接线生: Ask the operator to help you with the call. 让接线生帮你打电话。 2 someone whose job is to use a machine or piece of equipment 〔机器或设备的〕操作员: a computer operator 电脑操作员 3 a company that does a particular type of business 〔某类业务的〕经营者: a tour operator 旅行社