elevator operator

Thân thiện

The elevator operator greets passengers as they enter the lift.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person whose job is to operate an elevator: An "elevator operator" is a person employed to control the movement, doors, and sometimes the security of a passenger elevator, often announcing floors and assisting passengers.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The hotel's elevator operator greeted every guest with a smile.
  • Before automated elevators were common, every large building needed an elevator operator.

Advanced Usage

• Historical Role: The term often evokes a specific historical period when elevators required manual control. The role has largely disappeared in modern buildings with automatic systems.
  • The museum exhibit featured a retired elevator operator describing his job in the 1950s.

Variants and Related Words

• Elevator (n): A platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different floors.
  • She took the elevator to the 10th floor.
• Operator (n): A person who controls equipment or a machine.
  • The telephone operator connected the call.

Synonyms

• Lift attendant (chiefly British English): A person who operates a lift (elevator).
• Elevator attendant: A person employed to run an elevator and assist passengers.

Related Phrases

• To work as an elevator operator: To have the job of operating an elevator.
  • His first job in the city was to work as an elevator operator.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an operator of an elevator