switchboard operator

• Person, die ein Telefonvermittlungssystem bedient und eingehende sowie ausgehende Anrufe manuell verbindet. Diese Rolle ist durch automatisierte Telefonsysteme weitgehend überholt.

A person who operates a telephone switchboard, connecting incoming and outgoing calls manually. This role has largely become obsolete with the advent of automated telephone systems.

1. Telephone exchange workerB1formal

   A person who operates a telephone switchboard, connecting calls and managing communications.

   Telefonist

   • The switchboard operator connected my call to the manager.
   • She worked as a switchboard operator for the hotel.
   • The switchboard operator handled hundreds of calls daily.