Definitions for telephonist

telephonist te·leph·o·nist

Spelling: [tuh-lef-uh-nist, tel-u
IPA: /təˈlɛf ə nɪst, ˈtɛl əˌfoʊ-/

Telephonist is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 964 anagrams from letters in telephonist (eehilnopstt).

Definitions for telephonist

noun

  1. a telephone switchboard operator.

Origin of telephonist

First recorded in 1875-80; telephone + -ist

Examples for telephonist

The doctor toddled off, and I got the telephonist to ring through to the colonel.

He promptly called to his telephonist to order three guns of Battery No.

In registering guns you take a telephonist and linesmen with you.

Then, just as the telephonist reported "through" again the inevitable happened.

This entailed getting up early, so after an hour's rest without sleeping, I set off with my telephonist.

For the purpose of maintaining communication a French telephonist was quartered in our dug-out.

Close to the entrance a telephonist sat on the ground with an instrument beside him.

"Plus 3," announced the telephonist, repeating an order from the distant Captain.

"Plus 4," sang out the telephonist, and there was a mechanical repetition of operations.

His command consisted of five riflemen, a telephonist, a linesman, and two stretcher-bearers.

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