switchboard operator

position responsible for operating telephones and telephone communications systems
Intangible profession Q1261521
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switchboard operator

Summary

switchboard operator is a profession[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of profession entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (838 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • switchboard operator's instance of is recorded as profession[3].
  • switchboard operator's instance of is recorded as occupation[4].
  • switchboard operator is a type of operator[5].
  • switchboard operator is a type of technician[6].
  • switchboard operator's Commons category is recorded as Telephone operators[7].
  • switchboard operator's field of this occupation is recorded as telephone exchange[8].
  • switchboard operator's ISCO-88 occupation class is recorded as 4223[9].
  • switchboard operator's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'телефонистка'}[10].
  • switchboard operator's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Telefonistin'}[11].
  • switchboard operator's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'telefoniste'}[12].
  • switchboard operator's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'opératrice téléphonique'}[13].
  • switchboard operator's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'telefonistino'}[14].
  • switchboard operator's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'telefonista'}[15].
  • switchboard operator's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'telefonistinne'}[16].
  • switchboard operator's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'τηλεφωνήτρια'}[17].
  • switchboard operator's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'telefonininkė'}[18].
  • switchboard operator's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'operadora telefòncia'}[19].
  • switchboard operator's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'operadora telefónica'}[20].
  • switchboard operator's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'τηλεφωνητής'}[21].
  • switchboard operator's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'telefonininkas'}[22].
  • switchboard operator's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'телефонист'}[23].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include profession[3] and occupation[4]. Recorded subclass of include operator[5] and technician[6].

Influence

Things named for switchboard operator include The Telephone Operator[24], a film[25], directed by Nunzio Malasomma[26].

Why It Matters

switchboard operator ranks in the top 9% of profession entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (838 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for it include The Telephone Operator[24], a film[25], directed by Nunzio Malasomma[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . gupea.ub.gu.se. gupea.ub.gu.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Q137041054. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Q137041054. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Stuartyeates · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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