elevator operator
Definition
- 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.
Noun
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an operator of an elevator
