People and roles
Synonyms for operator
The synonym for operator recorded in this bank is manipulator, in the sense "an agent that operates some apparatus or machine". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for operator
- manipulatornoun, in the sense "an agent that operates some apparatus or machine"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and operator carries one sense so far.
an agent that operates some apparatus or machine
The operator of the switchboard.
The true synonym
manipulator
Same sentence, swapped: The manipulator of the switchboard.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- hustler
- worker
- supernatural
Where operator turns up in the game
operator is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzle where operator is the trap
- supernaturalnoun, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is occult, in the sense "supernatural forces and events and beings collectively", and operator is on the board beside it.
Play operator
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so operator reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because people and roles is the company operator keeps.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. operator carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.