Captain
Operator
Operator noun - An agent that operates some apparatus or machine.
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Synonyms for Operator
Captain and operator are semantically related in commander of any vessel topic. Sometimes you can use "Captain" instead a noun "Operator".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| human | human captain | human operator |
| old | old captain | old operator |
| female | female captain | female operator |
| current | current captain | current operator |
| Other adjectives: original, dead, single, corrupt, brave, actual, real, young, experienced, new, senior, disgraced, former, ruthless, military, official, different, unnamed. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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He looks like a weird cross between an Ethnic Scrappy and a Monster Clown, and the strange appearance of the other operator and the captain just makes the scene even weirder.
Source: Narm / Manga -
Captain Obvious: The UKMTO operator Phillips calls during the first pirate sighting tells him in a flat voice to do exactly what he and his crew are already doing and not to worry.
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Arsenic and Old Lace averts this comically in the conversation between Mortimer and the telephone operator, but plays it straight in the police captain's conversation with his precinct.
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