headoperator
nounUK /ˈhɛdˌɒpəreɪtə/
US /ˈhɛdˌɑːpəreɪtər/
A headoperator is the main person who runs a machine or system.
The headoperator checked the big machine before the factory started.
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2. The person in charge of a telephone switchboard or communications system.
The headoperator connected the call to the right office.
3. A top-level worker who controls a computer or network system.
The headoperator fixed the network when it stopped working.
4. The leader of a team that operates equipment in a plant.
As headoperator, she told the team when to start the pumps.