Also means
telephone carrier
Usage Note
Operador covers a wide semantic range: a machine operator, a tour operator (operador turístico), and in everyday Spanish a mobile-phone carrier (operador de telefonía). The feminine operadora is regular and common. In a mathematical context, operador functions exactly like 'operator' in English, making it a safe cognate across technical registers.
Examples
"El operador técnico resolvió el problema."
Natural Translation
The technical operator solved the problem.
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