telephonist
noun/təˈlefənɪst/
/təˈlefənɪst/
(British English, old-fashioned) (also operator British and North American English)
- a person who works on the phone switchboard of a large company or organization, especially at a telephone exchangeTopics Phones, email and the internetc2
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