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Definition of Telegraph operator
1. Noun. Someone who transmits messages by telegraph.
Generic synonyms: Manipulator, Operator
Derivative terms: Telegraph, Telegraph, Telegraphy, Telegraphy, Telegraph, Telegraphy, Telegraphy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Telegraph Operator
Literary usage of Telegraph operator
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report by New Hampshire Railroad Commissioners (1907)
"It ran to East Andover, where its engineer and conductor received from the
telegraph operator there notice that passenger train No. ..."
2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1904)
"Held, that a railroad company is liable to a locomotive engineer for injuries
caused by the failure of a telegraph operator to transmit an order sent out ..."
3. Battles and Sketches of the Army of Tennessee by Bromfield Lewis Ridley (1906)
"REPORT OF GEORGE A. ELSWORTH, telegraph operator, MORGAN'S COMMAND. SIK:—On July
10th, General Morgan, with a body guard of fifteen men and myself, ..."
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