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  • noun Plural form of operator.

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Examples

  • He was a longtime Sabre Squadron guy, which is what they call their operators as opposed to their staff people, as I understand it.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • He was a longtime Sabre Squadron guy, which is what they call their operators as opposed to their staff people, as I understand it.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • He was a longtime Sabre Squadron guy, which is what they call their operators as opposed to their staff people, as I understand it.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • Metro instituted a zero-tolerance policy last year; requiring the dismissal of bus and train operators for the first offense.

    Survey: Most Metro workers see safety violations, many do nothing about it Ann Scott Tyson 2010

  • I like the way they think, in the same manner I appreciate the purity of any feline, and their appreciation for former field operators is sincere.

    Cheeseburger Gothic » More of a Friday Writing Thought than a Friday Writing Blog. 2009

  • Hire 1000 new IRS auditors and send them after white collar tax evaders unless tax treatment of hedge fund operators is changed.

    Matthew Yglesias » Concrete Pressure 2010

  • Capital expenditure benefits whites disproportionately – construction workers and designers/planners – while operating expenditure disproportionately benefits people of color – train operators and other support staff, and of course riders.

    Matthew Yglesias » Schumer on the Case 2009

  • But Metro Chief Safety Officer James Dougherty said Metro is strengthening the policy, applying it to all vehicle operators - not just train operators and bus drivers - and planning an awareness campaign.

    Survey: Most Metro workers see safety violations, many do nothing about it Ann Scott Tyson 2010

  • Capital expenditure benefits whites disproportionately – construction workers and designers/planners – while operating expenditure disproportionately benefits people of color – train operators and other support staff, and of course riders.

    Matthew Yglesias » Schumer on the Case 2009

  • The committee questioned train operators 'estimates of fare evasion – highlighting rail group First with its "conflicting figures of £40m and £15m" – and said the appeals procedures for passengers wishing to challenge a penalty fare "are not sufficiently independent", adding: "The consequences of being accused of fare-dodging can be serious, and it is important that the procedures are just and rigorous."

    How train firms' fare-dodging policies turn commuters into criminals Tony Levene 2010

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