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operator
switchboard
taster
pinsetter
reset
manually
lamplighter
milkman
odd jobs
obsolete
linotype
clerical
occupation
quarry
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A place from which stone or other materials are taken.
quarry
A job.
occupation
Relating to work in an office.
clerical
An old machine used to print newspapers and posters.
linotype
Out of date, no longer needed.
obsolete
A random piece of work that is not part of a routine job.
odd jobs
A person who delivers milk.
milkman
A person who used to light street gaslights by hand.
lamplighter
Done by hand instead of with a machine.
manually
To set something again.
reset
In bowling, the machine that puts the pins back in place.
pinsetter
A person employed to test food or drink.
taster
A piece of equipment used to direct telephone calls.
switchboard
A person who controls equipment or a machine.
operator
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