telephone operator

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51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: telefonista — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• Catalan: teleoperador — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• Catalan: teleoperadora — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• Danish: telefonist — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• Finnish: puhelinvirkailija — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• Finnish: keskusneiti — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• French: standardiste — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• French: téléphoniste — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• Galician: telefonista — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• Galician: teleoperador — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• Galician: teleoperadora — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• German: Telefonist — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• German: Telefonistin — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• Greek: τηλεφωνητής (tilefonitís) — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• Greek: τηλεφωνήτρια (tilefonítria) — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• Hungarian: telefonközpontos — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• Hungarian: központos — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• Korean: 전화 교환원 (jeonhwa gyohwan-won) — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• Malay: telefonis — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• Polish: telefonista — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• Polish: telefonistka — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• Portuguese: telefonista — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• Russian: телефони́ст (telefoníst) — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• Russian: телефони́стка (telefonístka) — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• Spanish: telefonista — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• Spanish: teleoperador — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• Spanish: teleoperadora — a person who operates a telephone switchboard
• Catalan: telefonista — a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone
• Catalan: teleoperador — a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone
• Catalan: teleoperadora — a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone
• Finnish: puhelinvirkailija — a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone
• French: téléphoniste — a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone
• French: téléopérateur — a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone
• French: téléopératrice — a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone
• Galician: telefonista — a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone
• Galician: teleoperador — a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone
• Galician: teleoperadora — a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone
• German: Telefonist — a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone
• German: Telefonistin — a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone
• Hungarian: telefonkezelő — a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone
• Hungarian: telefonos — a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone
• Hungarian: telefonoskisasszony — a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone
• Malay: telefonis — a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone
• Portuguese: telefonista — a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone
• Portuguese: teleoperador — a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone
• Portuguese: teleoperadora — a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone
• Russian: телефони́ст (telefoníst) — a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone
• Russian: телефони́стка (telefonístka) — a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone
• Spanish: telefonista — a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone
• Spanish: teleoperador — a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone
• Spanish: teleoperadora — a person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone