OPERATOR

n. 1 (bus or taxi or train) driver; worker, operative, manipulator, practitioner These operators are required to take safety courses 2 director, administrator, manager, supervisor, superintendent Shaughnessey is the operator of a roofing business in Tring 3 machinator, faker, fraud, manipulator, manoeuvrer, Colloq finagler, wise guy, Slang smooth or slick operator, smoothie, wheeler-dealer, big-shot, big-time operator, Chiefly US and Canadian big wheel Claude is a cunning operator who always gets what he goes after