radio-telegraphistn.
/ˌreɪdɪəʊtᵻˈlɛɡrəfɪst/, U.S. /ˌreɪdioʊtəˈlɛɡrəfəst/, /ˌreɪdioʊˈtɛləˌɡræfəst/ An operator of radio-telegraphic equipment.
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1908 J. A. Fleming Elem. Man. Radiotelegr. p. vi Expositions of electrical phenomena which are..unnecessary to the practical radiotelegraphist.
1941 P. Van Paassen That Day Alone ii. 111 The ship was now thrown into a zigzag course while the radio telegraphist, in his cabin behind the bridge, tapped out a call to the British Channel patrol.
1955 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 4 Mar. 7/5 (advt.) The radio telegraphist is trained to send and receive coded messages.
2001 Neuroimage 13 Suppl. No. 1. 564 Four skilled right-handed radio telegraphists able to copy high speed telegraphy signals without taking notes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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