also: オペレータ
noun
Refers to a person who operates equipment, machinery, or a switchboard, or works in a call center.
電話のオペレーターにつないでもらえますか。
Could you connect me to the telephone operator?
工場のオペレーターとして働いています。
I work as a factory operator.
Standard katakana spelling for 'operator'.
Shorter variant, common in technical contexts.
A more formal or technical term for an operator, often used in manuals or official documents.
Borrowed from English 'operator'.