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wireless operator

wireless operator noun: a person who operates a radio transmitter on a ship or in an outpost, military unit, etc., in order to communicate over long distances.

Noun

wireless operator (plural wireless operators)

  1. (dated) A person who operates a radio transmitter on a ship or in an outpost, military unit, etc., in order to communicate over long distances.
    • He found the new wireless operator a charming fellow, possessed of talents far superior to those of the young men who ordinarily pound the brass at sea.1922, Peter B. Kyne, chapter 8, in Cappy Ricks Retires
  2. A commercial firm which provides mobile communications services.
    • France Telecom is the second largest wireless operator and Internet access provider in Europe.2008 June 17, "Orange extends its pioneering in-flight mobile phone roaming services to Jordan with OnAir," www.ameinfo.com (United Arab Emirates) (retrieved 17 June 2008)
    Synonyms:
    mobile network operator, MNO, wireless service provider, wireless carrier, cellular company, mobile network carrier

Synonyms of wireless operator

  • mobile network operator
  • MNO
  • wireless service provider
  • wireless carrier
  • cellular company
  • mobile network carrier

Forms of wireless operator

pluralwireless operators

Questions about wireless operator

What does wireless operator mean?
Wireless operator means a person who operates a radio transmitter on a ship or in an outpost, military unit, etc., in order to communicate over long distances.
What part of speech is wireless operator?
Wireless operator is a noun.
What is the plural of wireless operator?
The plural of wireless operator is wireless operators.

Words near wireless operator in the dictionary

  1. wireless internet
  2. wireless modem
  3. wireless modems
  4. wireless network
  5. wireless networks
  6. wireless operator
  7. wireless operators
  8. wireless phone
  9. wireless phones
  10. wireless telegraph
  11. wireless telegraphies

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