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telefonista

[telefoˈnista]

noun

LanguageSpanish (Spain)

Meaning
  1. telephone operator, telephonist (person who operates a telephone switchboard)
  2. telephone operator, telephonist (person who provides information or takes messages via the telephone)
  3. telephone operator
  4. A person whose job is to operate a telephone switchboard or handle telephone calls. They provide information or take messages for a business or organization.
Examples

La telefonista contestó la llamada rápidamente.

The telephone operator answered the call quickly.

Pronunciationtelefoˈnista

Part of speechnoun

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.