telegraph operator

1. 1.

   someone who transmits messages by telegraph

   Synonymstelegraphertelegraphist

   Broaderoperator

Questions about telegraph operator

What does telegraph operator mean?

telegraph operator means "someone who transmits messages by telegraph".

What is another word for telegraph operator?

Close synonyms include telegrapher, telegraphist. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is telegraph operator a common word?

telegraph operator is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.