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Is operator a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word operator is a Scrabble US word. The word operator is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is operator a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word operator is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Yes. The word operator is a Words With Friends word. The word operator is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

OPERATOR,

7-letter words (4 found)

PRAETOR,PRORATE,PROTORE,TROOPER,

6-letter words (15 found)

ORATOR,PARORE,PARROT,PARTER,POORER,POOTER,PORTER,PRATER,PRETOR,PROTEA,RAPTOR,REPORT,ROOTER,TORERO,TORPOR,

5-letter words (37 found)

APERT,APORT,APTER,ARRET,OATER,OPERA,OPTER,ORATE,PAREO,PARER,PATER,PEART,PETAR,POORT,PORAE,PORER,PORTA,POTAE,PRATE,PRORE,PROTO,RAPER,RATER,RATOO,REPOT,REPRO,RETRO,ROATE,ROPER,ROTOR,TAPER,TARRE,TERRA,TOPER,TRAPE,TROOP,TROPE,

4-letter words (54 found)

AERO,APER,ARET,ATOP,ORRA,PARE,PARR,PART,PATE,PEAR,PEAT,PERT,POET,POOR,POOT,PORE,PORT,POTE,PRAO,PRAT,PROA,PROO,RAPE,RAPT,RARE,RATE,RATO,REAP,REAR,REPO,ROAR,ROOP,ROOT,ROPE,RORE,RORT,ROTA,ROTE,ROTO,TAPE,TARE,TARO,TARP,TEAR,TEPA,TOEA,TOPE,TOPO,TORA,TORE,TORO,TORR,TRAP,TROP,

3-letter words (49 found)

APE,APO,APT,ARE,ART,ATE,EAR,EAT,ERA,ERR,ETA,OAR,OAT,OOP,OOR,OOT,OPA,OPE,OPT,ORA,ORE,ORT,PAR,PAT,PEA,PER,PET,POA,POO,POT,PRE,PRO,RAP,RAT,REO,REP,RET,ROE,ROO,ROT,TAE,TAO,TAP,TAR,TEA,TOE,TOO,TOP,TOR,

2-letter words (17 found)

AE,AR,AT,EA,ER,ET,OE,OO,OP,OR,PA,PE,PO,RE,TA,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 178 words from operator according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of operator

operator

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin operatōr, from operor (“work, labour”). Equivalent to operate +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒpəˌɹeɪtə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑpəˌɹeɪtɚ/
  • Hyphenation: op‧er‧ator

Noun

operator (countable and uncountable, plural operators)

  1. One who operates.
  2. A telecommunications facilitator whose job is to establish temporary network connections.
  3. A member of a military special operations unit.
  4. (uncountable) The game of Chinese whispers.
  6. (informal) A person who is adept at making deals or getting results, especially one who uses questionable methods.
  7. (mathematics) A function or other mapping that carries variables defined on a domain into another variable or set of variables in a defined range.
  8. (computing) The administrator of a channel or network on IRC.
  9. (computing) A symbol that represents a construct in a programming language and differs from a normal function in its syntax.
  10. (linguistics) A kind of expression that enters into an a-bar movement dependency and is said to bind a variable.
    In the sentence "What did Bill say he wants to buy?", "what" is an operator, binding a phonetically empty variable.
  11. (transport) A bus driver.
  12. (slang) A thief or charlatan.
  13. (slang) A major criminal.
  14. (slang, dated) Someone who is successful at pursuing women; a player.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • operator theory

Related terms

Translations

References

  • Jonathon Green (2024) “operator n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Further reading

  • operator on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • aeroport, aëroport, poor rate

Latin

Etymology

operor +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /o.peˈraː.tor/, [ɔpɛˈräːt̪ɔr]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /o.peˈra.tor/, [opeˈräːt̪or]

Noun

operātor m (genitive operātōris); third declension

  1. worker, operator

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Descendants

Verb

operātor

  1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of operor

References

  • “operator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • operator in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • operator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.F

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

  • Ultimately from Latin operātor (“worker”), probably through English operator.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oːpɛɾɑːˈtoːɾ/

Noun

operator ?

  1. surgeon

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French opérateur, from Latin operātor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.pɛˈra.tɔr/
  • Rhymes: -atɔr
  • Syllabification: o‧pe‧ra‧tor

Noun

operator m pers (female equivalent operatorka)

  1. machinist, operator
  2. (medicine) surgeon
    Synonym: chirurg
  3. (cinematography) cameraman, cinematographer
  4. (telecommunications) operator (company providing operator services)

Declension

Noun

operator m inan

  1. (mathematics) operator
  2. (linguistics) operator

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • operator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • operator in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French opérateur or Latin operator. Equivalent to opera +‎ -tor.

Adjective

operator m or n (feminine singular operatoare, masculine plural operatori, feminine and neuter plural operatoare)

  1. operating

Declension

Noun

operator m (plural operatori)

  1. worker, operator

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /opěraːtor/
  • Hyphenation: o‧pe‧ra‧tor

Noun

opèrātor m (Cyrillic spelling опѐра̄тор)

  1. (mathematics) operator

Declension

Swedish

Noun

operator c

  1. (mathematics, computing) an operator

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org