"telegrapher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: telegraphers [plural]
Etymology: From telegraph + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|telegraph|er}} telegraph + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} telegrapher (plural telegraphers)
  1. (historical) A telegraph operator, one who sent telegrams. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Occupations, People, Telegraphy Synonyms: telegraphist Translations (a telegraph operator): sähköttäjä (Finnish), Telegrafist [feminine] (German), Telegrafistin [feminine] (German), Telegraphist [masculine] (German), Telegraphistin [feminine] (German), távírász (Hungarian), telegrafista [common-gender] (Italian), telegrafist [masculine] (Romanian), telegrafistă [feminine] (Romanian)

Inflected forms

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