{
    "term": "operator",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person who operates equipment or a machine",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a computer/machine operator"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Jobs", "Business"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["experienced", "skilled", "machine"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person or company that runs a particular business",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a tour operator"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a bus operator"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a train operator that runs services between London and Scotland"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Holidays"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "large", "small"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a person who works on the phone switchboard of a large company or organization, especially at a telephone exchange",
            "labels": "British English, old-fashioned",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Dial 100 and ask for the operator."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Phones, email and the internet"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["switchboard", "telephone"],
                "operator + verb": ["connect somebody", "put somebody through"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a person who shows skill at getting what they want, especially when this involves behaving in a dishonest way",
            "labels": "(informal, especially disapproving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a smooth/slick/shrewd operator"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["shrewd", "smooth"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a symbol or function which represents an operation in mathematics",
            "labels": "(mathematics)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Maths and measurement"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɒpəreɪtə(r)/",
                "audio": "op/operator/operator__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɑːpəreɪtər/",
                "audio": "op/operator/operator__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}