Synonyms: hustler, operator, wheeler dealer
Definition: a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties
Similar words: opportunist, self-seeker
Definition: a person who places expediency above principle
Synonyms: operator, manipulator
Definition: an agent that operates some apparatus or machine
Usage: the operator of the switchboard
Similar words: causal agency, causal agent, cause
Definition: any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
Synonyms: operator
Definition: someone who owns or operates a business
Usage: who is the operator of this franchise?
Similar words: businessman, man of affairs
Definition: a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)
Synonyms: operator
Definition: a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets
Similar words: speculator, plunger
Definition: someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
Synonyms: operator
Definition: (mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
Similar words: map, mapping, mathematical function, function, single-valued function
Definition: (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)