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Definition: facient
Operator
\Op"er*a`tor\, n. [L.]
1. One who, or that which, operates or produces an effect.
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2. (Surg.) One who performs some act upon the human body by
means of the hand, or with instruments.
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3. A dealer in stocks or any commodity for speculative
purposes; a speculator. [Brokers' Cant]
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4. (Math.) The symbol that expresses the operation to be
performed; -- called also
facient.
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5. A person who operates a telephone switchboard.
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6. A person who schemes and maneuvers adroitly or deviously
to achieve his/her purposes.
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