"telephone girl" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-telephone girl.wav Forms: telephone girls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} telephone girl (plural telephone girls)
  1. (telephony, dated) A female telephone operator. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Female, Occupations, Telephony Synonyms: hello girl [dated] Translations (female telephone operator): sentraalisantra (Finnish), telefonoskisasszony (Hungarian)

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