machine operator

noun

A person who operates machinery.

Meanings

nounmachine operator (plural machine operators)

plural machine operators

  1. A person who operates machinery.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

Translations

Danish maskinfører
  • maskinførerperson who operates machinery
Finnish koneenkäyttäjä
  • koneenkäyttäjäperson who operates machinery
French machiniste
  • machinisteperson who operates machinery
German Maschinenführer, Maschinist
  • Maschinenführerperson who operates machinery
  • Maschinistperson who operates machinery
Polish maszynista, maszynistka
  • maszynistaperson who operates machinery
  • maszynistkaperson who operates machinery
Romanian mașinist
  • mașinistperson who operates machinery
Ukrainian машині́ст, машині́стка
  • машині́ст (mašyníst)person who operates machinery
  • машині́стка (mašynístka)person who operates machinery
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APA

machine operator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machine%20operator

MLA

“machine operator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machine%20operator. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “machine operator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machine%20operator.

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