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nounA telegraph operator, one who sent telegrams.
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nounsomeone who transmits messages by telegraph
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
- Frenchtélé-
- Frenchtélégraphe
- Englishtelegraph
- Englishtelegrapher
Translations
Finnish sähköttäjä
- sähköttäjäa telegraph operator
German Telegrafist, Telegrafistin
- Telegrafista telegraph operator
- Telegrafistina telegraph operator
- Telegraphista telegraph operator
- Telegraphistina telegraph operator
Hungarian távírász
- távírásza telegraph operator
Italian telegrafista
- telegrafistaa telegraph operator
Norwegian Bokmål telegrafist
- telegrafista telegraph operator
Romanian telegrafist, telegrafistă
- telegrafista telegraph operator
- telegrafistăa telegraph operator
Spanish telegrafista
- telegrafistaa telegraph operator
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APA
telegrapher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telegrapher
MLA
“telegrapher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telegrapher. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telegrapher,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telegrapher.
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