operator
operator is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Surg.) One who performs some act upon the human body by means of the hand, or with instruments.
- 2.A dealer in stocks or any commodity for speculative purposes; a speculator. [Brokers' Cant]
- 3.(Math.) The symbol that expresses the operation to be performed; -- called also facient.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is operator.
- What is one who performs some act upon the human body by means of the hand, or with instruments called?
- What is a dealer in stocks or any commodity for speculative purposes; a speculator. [Brokers' Cant] called?
- What is the symbol that expresses the operation to be performed; -- called also facient called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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