wireless operator

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   A person whose job is to send and receive messages using radio equipment.

   Grammar: Countable: 'a wireless operator', 'two wireless operators'.

   Patterns

   • work as a wireless operator
   • a wireless operator on a ship

   The ship's wireless operator sent a distress signal during the storm.

   During the war she trained as a wireless operator and learned Morse code.

   A wireless operator must listen carefully and record every message accurately.

2. 2nouncountablebusiness

   A company that provides mobile phone or other wireless network services.

   Grammar: Common in business writing; often replaced by 'mobile operator' or 'carrier'.

   Patterns

   • a wireless operator offers something
   • switch wireless operators

   The wireless operator announced faster coverage in rural areas.

   Several wireless operators are competing for customers with cheaper data plans.

Word forms

Common combinations

a ship's wireless operator

The ship's wireless operator picked up a faint signal at midnight.

trained as a wireless operator

He trained as a wireless operator before joining the navy.

wireless operator services

The wireless operator services cover most of the country.

mobile wireless operator

A mobile wireless operator launched its new network last month.

Synonyms and how they differ

radio operator

The everyday term for the same job; 'wireless operator' sounds older or more technical.

carrier

Used in business for a company providing phone and data networks; it does not refer to a person.

Word family

wireless adjective

Working without wires, or relating to radio.

wireless noun

British, old-fashioned: a radio.

wire noun

A thin metal thread that carries electricity or signals.

Commonly confused: wireless operator or wireless network?

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