wireless operator

English

Noun

wireless operator (plural wireless operators)

1. (dated) A person who operates a radio transmitter on a ship or in an outpost, military unit, etc., in order to communicate over long distances.
   • 1922, Peter B. Kyne, chapter 8, in Cappy Ricks Retires:

     He found the new wireless operator a charming fellow, possessed of talents far superior to those of the young men who ordinarily pound the brass at sea.

2. (business) A commercial firm which provides mobile communications services.
   • 2008 June 17, "Orange extends its pioneering in-flight mobile phone roaming services to Jordan with OnAir," www.ameinfo.com (United Arab Emirates) (retrieved 17 June 2008):

     France Telecom is the second largest wireless operator and Internet access provider in Europe.

Synonyms

• mobile network operator, MNO, wireless service provider, wireless carrier, cellular company, mobile network carrier