operator
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
Types & categories
- function hypernym
- linear operator hyponym
- identity element hyponym
Related & opposite
- mathematics domain topic
Sense 2 noun
an agent that operates some apparatus or machine
the operator of the switchboard
Types & categories
- causal agent hypernym
- company operator hyponym
- driver hyponym
- elevator operator hyponym
- locomotive engineer hyponym
- hoister hyponym
- jockey hyponym
- motorman hyponym
- radio operator hyponym
- switchman hyponym
- telegrapher hyponym
- telephone operator hyponym
Related & opposite
- control derivation
Sense 3 noun
someone who owns or operates a business
who is the operator of this franchise?
Types & categories
- businessman hypernym
- supermarketer hyponym
Related & opposite
- operate derivation
Sense 4 noun
a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties
Types & categories
- opportunist hypernym
- wire-puller hyponym
Related & opposite
- pluck derivation
- colloquialism domain usage
Sense 5 noun
a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets
Types & categories
- plunger hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | mathematics |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | function |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | linear operator |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | identity element |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | control |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | causal agent |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | company operator |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | driver |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | elevator operator |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | locomotive engineer |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hoister |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | jockey |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | motorman |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | radio operator |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | switchman |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | telegrapher |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | telephone operator |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | operate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | businessman |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | supermarketer |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | pluck |
| 4 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | opportunist |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | wire-puller |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | plunger |