elevator operator

collocation in English

meaningsofelevatorandoperator

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elevator
noun[C]
uk
/ˈel.ɪ.veɪ.tər/us
/ˈel.ə.veɪ.t̬ɚ/
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a device like a box that moves up and down, carrying people or goods from one floor of a building to another or taking people up and down underground in ...
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operator
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɒp.ər.eɪ.tər/us
/ˈɑː.pə.reɪ.t̬ɚ/
someone whose job is to use and control a machine ...
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(Definition ofelevatorandoperatorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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She then took on odd jobs, such as truck driver, dental receptionist, and evenelevatoroperator, after 1949.
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Theelevatoroperatorhas since been reassigned, and the guard was fired.
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Afterwards, however, she asked for a $1 tip ($ in 2014) that she gave to anelevatoroperatorto be returned.
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Afterwards, he retreated from his recording career to become a dock worker, anelevatoroperator, and a building superintendent.
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While finishing high school, he worked as anelevatoroperator, porter and garment worker.
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Moving about aimlessly, she topples the sailor mannequin, whom she recognizes as the somewhat frustratedelevatoroperatorin earlier scenes.
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He went to work on a tobacco farm, drove trucks, and worked as anelevatoroperator, among other jobs, over the next 20-odd years.
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He worked at various jobs, including as anelevatoroperator, while still pursuing his musical career.
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One distinctive feature was the last elevator in the city still operated by anelevatoroperator.
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Outside of the workshop there were office and sales positions, such aselevatoroperator, store clerk and office worker.
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With the aid of an off-kilterelevatoroperator, he journeys though his life with the horrors of his past following closely behind.
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Titus, who had been a doctor, gave up his profession and became anelevatoroperator.
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Gallo worked as anelevatoroperatorin the prison's woodworking shop.
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Theelevatoroperatorclears his throat.
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He allegedly dressed like a construction worker, then sneaked in and convinced anelevatoroperatorinto giving him a lift to the towers 88th floor, according to news sources.
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She enters the ninth floor and turns to complain to theelevatoroperatorthat there is nothing there, but the door closes abruptly, leaving her to ponder her situation.
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Elevators were operated by elevator operators using a motor controller.
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Theme parks and amusement parks often have observation towers, which employ elevator operators.
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A few older buildings still maintain working manually operated elevators and thus elevator operators may be employed to run them.
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During the post-war era, the wheat pools almost completely replaced the private grain companies as elevator operators.
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