operator

operador

Persona o empresa que maneja una máquina o dirige un servicio.

En inglés sencillo: A person or company that controls a machine or runs a service.

• The crane operator stopped work.
• Our tour operator arranged the hotel.
• Only trained operators may use this equipment.

Cómo se usa: operator of something (The operator of the ferry cancelled the crossing.)

Expresiones frecuentes: machine operator, tour operator, network operator

telefonista, operador

Persona que conecta llamadas telefónicas o ayuda a quienes hacen llamadas.

En inglés sencillo: A person who connects telephone calls or helps people making calls.

• Ask the operator for help.
• The operator connected me to the hospital.
• A switchboard operator answered all incoming calls.

Sinónimos: telephonist

Expresiones frecuentes: telephone operator, switchboard operator, ask the operator

operador

Signo que indica qué operación hacer con los números, como sumar o dividir.

En inglés sencillo: A sign that tells you to do something with numbers, such as add or divide them.

• The plus sign is an operator.
• Choose the correct operator to complete the calculation.
• These operators tell us how to combine the numbers.

Expresiones frecuentes: arithmetic operator, division operator, plus operator

operador

En teoría gramatical, expresión vinculada a una variable en otra parte de la oración, a menudo una palabra interrogativa.

En inglés sencillo: In grammar theory, an expression linked to a variable elsewhere in a sentence, often a question word.

• The operator binds a variable.
• This analysis places the operator at the front of the clause.
• A null operator links the gap to the noun.

Expresiones frecuentes: wh operator, null operator, relative operator