switchboard operator

• Persona que opera una centralita telefónica, conectando manualmente las llamadas entrantes y salientes. Este rol ha quedado en gran medida obsoleto con la llegada de los sistemas telefónicos automatizados.

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.

   Operador de centralita telefónica

   • 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.