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telecommunicatorA person who operates communication equipment, especially in emergency services like 911 dispatch centers

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A person who operates communication equipment, especially in emergency services like 911 dispatch centers

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌteləˈkɑːmjənəkeɪtər/

Example Sentences

  • The telecommunicator stayed calm while handling five emergency calls simultaneously.
  • Being a telecommunicator requires excellent multitasking skills and nerves of steel.
  • The rookie telecommunicator accidentally put the pizza delivery guy through to the fire department.

telecommunicator

NOUN

[/ˌteləˈkɑːmjənəkeɪtər/]

A person who operates communication equipment, especially in emergency services like 911 dispatch centers

A person who operates communication equipment, especially in emergency services like 911 dispatch centers
💡 Concept

A person who operates communication equipment, especially in emergency services like 911 dispatch centers

The telecommunicator guides the navigator through danger!
🎵 Rhyme

The telecommunicator guides the navigator through danger!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌteləˈkɑːmjənəkeɪtər/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌteləˈkɒmjʊnɪkeɪtə/

🌳Etymology

Prefixtele--
Rootcommunic-
Suffix--ator

🎵Rhyme

communicatorcalculatornavigator
communicator
calculator
navigator

🔗Collocations

emergency telecommunicator
911 telecommunicator
certified telecommunicator
telecommunicator training
dispatch telecommunicator

📝Examples

The telecommunicator stayed calm while handling five emergency calls simultaneously.

Being a telecommunicator requires excellent multitasking skills and nerves of steel.

😄 Fun example

The rookie telecommunicator accidentally put the pizza delivery guy through to the fire department.

😄 Fun example

Our telecommunicator deserves a medal for talking the cat down from the tree over the phone.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

dispatcheroperatorcommunication specialistemergency operator

Antonyms

callerrecipient

Related

telephoneradioemergencydispatch911communication

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