a large piece of equipment in an office, hotel, public building etc that a person called a switchboard operator uses to answer telephone calls and to connect the people calling with the people who they want to speak to
Synonyms and related words
Services in hotels and guest houses
bed and board
bed and breakfast
board
Synonyms and related words
Office equipment and furniture
bubble jet printer
copier
cube
switchboard
noun countable
US /ˈswɪtʃˌbɔrd/
Word Forms
singular
switchboard
plural
switchboards
DEFINITIONS2
1
a large piece of equipment in an office, hotel, public building, etc. that a person called a switchboard operator uses to answer telephone calls and to connect the people calling with the people who they want to speak to
Synonyms and related words
Services in hotels and guest houses
bed and breakfast
board
full board
Synonyms and related words
Office equipment and furniture
bubble jet printer
copier
copy machine
2
the electronic equipment used to connect telephone calls in a large business or organization