From root: telepono
Usage Note
Teleponista refers to a professional who handles incoming and outgoing calls via a switchboard.
Examples
" Mabait ang teleponista. "
Natural Translation
The telephone operator is kind.
Literal Translation
Kind the telephone-operator.
" Ang teleponista ang sumagot sa tawag. "
Natural Translation
The telephone operator answered the call.
Literal Translation
The telephone-operator the answered to call.
" Bago dumating ang mga makabagong sentral, ang teleponista ang nag-uugnay sa bawat tawag na dumadaan sa switchboard. "
Natural Translation
Before modern exchanges arrived, the telephone operator was the one who connected every call that passed through the switchboard.
Literal Translation
Before arrive the modern exchanges, the telephone-operator the connects to each call that passes at switchboard.
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