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Definition of Telephonist

1. Noun. Someone who helps callers get the person they are calling.

Definition of Telephonist

1. Noun. A telephone operator. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Telephonist

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Telephonist

Literary usage of Telephonist

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Workers of the Nation: An Encyclopedia of the Occupations of the American by Gilson Willets (1903)
"... TELEPHONE BUSINESS The Telephone Systems of the World—The Telephone System in the United States—Qualifying as a telephonist—Telephone Operators—Conduct ..."

2. The Windsor Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women (1903)
"On receiving a call, the telephonist sounds an alarm, and the ambulance is away in a ... The telephonist keeps the central office informed of all movements, ..."

3. Between the Lines by Boyd Cable (1915)
"The Artillery officer came hurrying and stumbling back along the trench, his telephonist labouring behind him. They stopped at the place where they had ..."

4. Between the Lines by Boyd Cable (1915)
"The Artillery officer came hurrying and stumbling back along the trench, his telephonist labouring behind him. They stopped at the place where they had ..."

5. Between the Lines by Ernest Andrew Ewart (1915)
"The Artillery officer came hurrying and stumbling back along the trench, his telephonist labouring behind him. They stopped at the place where they had ..."

6. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and by Francis Whiting Halsey (1919)
"With him sat a telephonist, his instrument at his mouth. Each time a shell burst, or the enemy made a move visible to the watcher, he glanced at his map and ..."

7. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and (1919)
"With him sat a telephonist, his instrument at his mouth. Each time a shell burst, or the enemy made a move visible to the watcher, he glanced at his map and ..."

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