oper

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See also: Oper and opěr

English

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Etymology

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Short for operator.

Noun

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oper (plural opers)

  1. (Internet) A network operator on IRC.
    • 2000, Howard Rheingold, The virtual community: homesteading on the electronic frontier, number 28, page 187:
      Chanops can kick people off a channel; opers can ban people logging in from specific Internet sites from participating in IRC.

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Czech

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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oper f

  1. genitive plural of opera

Etymology 2

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Verb

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oper

  1. second-person singular imperative of oprat

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch over. Doublet of over.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈo.pər/, [ˈo.pər]
  • Rhymes: -pər
  • Hyphenation: o‧pêr

Root

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opêr

  1. to take over; to replace
  2. to move; to send

Alternative forms

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  • over (unadapted borrowing)

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