[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

operator \op"era`tor\, n. l.
   1. one who, or that which, operates or produces an effect.
      1913 webster

   2. surg. one who performs some act upon the human body by
      means of the hand, or with instruments.
      1913 webster

   3. a dealer in stocks or any commodity for speculative
      purposes; a speculator. brokers' cant
      1913 webster

   4. math. the symbol that expresses the operation to be
      performed; -- called also facient.
      1913 webster

   5. a person who operates a telephone switchboard.
      pjc

   6. a person who schemes and maneuvers adroitly or deviously
      to achieve his/her purposes.
      pjc
see also:
facient 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

operator
     n 1: mathematics a symbol that represents a function from
          functions to functions; "the integral operator"
     2: an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the
        operator of the switchboard" syn: manipulator
     3: someone who owns or operates a business; "who is the
        operator of this franchise?"
     4: a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent
        difficulties syn: hustler, wheeler dealer
     5: a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity
        markets
see also:
manipulator hustler wheeler dealer 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

105 moby thesaurus words for "operator":
   machiavellian, pbx operator, activist, actor, administrator,
   adventurer, agent, architect, author, ball of fire, beaver,
   behind-the-scenes operator, big operator, big wheel,
   big-time operator, bustler, busy bee, central, coconspirator,
   conductor, conniver, conspirator, conspirer, counterplotter,
   creator, director, doer, driver, eager beaver, eminence grise,
   engineer, enthusiast, executant, executor, executrix, exploiter,
   fabricator, faker, finagler, fraud, functionary, gamesman,
   go-getter, gray eminence, gunslinger, handler, human dynamo,
   hustler, intrigant, intriguer, kingmaker, lame duck, live wire,
   logroller, long distance, machinator, maker, man of action,
   man of deeds, manager, maneuverer, manipulator, margin purchaser,
   medium, militant, mover, new broom, operant, operative,
   operative surgeon, opportunist, performer, perpetrator, pilot,
   plotter, plunger, political activist, pork-barrel politician,
   powerhouse, practitioner, prime mover, producer, runner, sawbones,
   scalper, schemer, smart operator, smoothie, speculator, stag,
   steersman, strategist, subject, superintendent, supervisor,
   surgeon, switchboard operator, take-charge guy, telephone operator,
   telephonist, wheeler-dealer, winner, wire-puller, wise guy,
   worker

[4] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

operator
     
         a symbol used as a function, with infix
        syntax if it has two arguments e.g. "+" or prefix syntax if
        it has only one e.g. boolean not.  many languages use
        operators for built-in functions such as arithmetic and logic.
     
        1995-04-30
     
     
see also:
function infix syntax prefix syntax boolean 

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Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)
...... Operator (IESO) is responsible for the day-to-day operation of Ontario' ... ..
http://www.theimo.com/, score=100, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 9:56 pm

Operator algebra page of N. C. Phillips
...Areas of interest to operator algebraists: * recent operator algebra ... People in operator algebras. * The Operator algebraist email directory ... ..
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~ncp/OpAlgResources/OpAlgPages/opalg.html, score=100, date indexed=January 21, 2006, 9:58 pm

OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION - REPRESENTING TRUCKERS
...bull; . SPECIAL REPORT:. Owner-operator online Cost of Operations ... ..
http://www.ooida.com/, score=99, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 11:02 pm

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http://www.bigtimeoperator.com/, score=98, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 12:42 am

THE BASTARD OPERATOR FROM HELL OFFICIAL ARCHIVE
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http://prime-mover.cc.waikato.ac.nz/Bastard.html, score=98, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 7:34 pm

Welcome to Amateur Radio Online
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http://www.amateurradio.com/, score=98, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 11:18 pm

Wired News: A Personal Operator From Verizon
...The program works like a virtual switchboard operator, letting users ... ..
http://www.wired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,64501,00.html, score=97, date indexed=December 21, 2005, 8:05 am

The Journal of Operator Theory Home Page
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http://www.theta.ro/jot.html, score=97, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 4:08 pm

THE BASTARD OPERATOR FROM HELL OFFICIAL ARCHIVE
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http://bofh.ntk.net/Bastard.html, score=96, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 7:38 pm

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