"crane-operator" meaning in English

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          "text": "Maurice Flitcroft, who died on March 24 aged 77, was a chain-smoking shipyard crane-operator from Barrow-in-Furness whose persistent attempts to gatecrash the British Open golf championship produced a sense of humour failure among members of the golfing establishment.",
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          "text": "I find the giants out on the waterfront, performing their morning exercises (it takes an hour for the 40-strong team of aerialists, puppeteers and crane-operators to limber up).",
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          "text": "She was last seen sacrificing herself to prevent a Predator-style interstellar warrior making off with a Yorkshire crane-operator as a hunting trophy. But now here she is – ready to spend all eternity with Graham, if he’s up for it.",
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