switchboard operator

• Человек, который управляет телефонным коммутатором, вручную соединяя входящие и исходящие звонки. Эта роль в значительной степени устарела с появлением автоматизированных телефонных систем.

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.

   Телефонист

   • 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.