Definition

1. Noun:
   • Telegraphist, telegraph operator: A person whose job is to send and receive messages using a telegraph machine. This is a historical or specialized term for a communications operator.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông nội tôi từng là một báo vụ viên trong quân đội. (My grandfather was a telegraphist in the army.)
  • Công việc của báo vụ viên đòi hỏi sự chính xác và tốc độ cao. (The work of a telegraph operator requires high accuracy and speed.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "báo vụ viên" is specific to the operation of telegraph equipment. It is largely historical, as this technology has been superseded. In modern contexts, similar roles might be described with more general terms like "communications operator" or "signal operator," but these are not direct synonyms for the historical Vietnamese term.

Variants and Related Words

• Báo vụ (n): Telegraphy; the telegraph service or the act of transmitting messages by telegraph.
  • Trung tâm báo vụ. (Telegraph center.)
• Điện báo viên (n): Another, less common term for telegraphist/telegraph operator. The meaning is identical to "báo vụ viên".

Synonyms

• Nhân viên điện báo: Telegraph clerk/operator. This is a descriptive synonym.
• Người phát tín hiệu Morse: Morse code operator. This specifies the code used.

Notes on Meaning

• "Báo vụ viên" refers specifically to a person operating telegraph equipment. It should not be confused with terms for journalists (nhà báo) or reporters (phóng viên, ký giả), which are unrelated despite sharing the character "báo".
• The role was crucial in military, government, and news services before the advent of telephones, radio, and digital communications.

1. Telegraphist