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One who, or that which, operates or produces an effect.

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  1. n. One who, or that which, operates or produces an effect.
  2. n. One who performs some act upon the human body by means of the hand, or with instruments.
  3. n. A dealer in stocks or any commodity for speculative purposes; a speculator.
  4. n. The symbol that expresses the operation to be performed; -- called also facient.
  5. n. (mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
  6. n. an agent that operates some apparatus or machine
  7. n. someone who owns or operates a business
  8. n. a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties
  9. n. a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets
  10. 1. One who, or that which, operates or produces an effect. 2. (Surg.) One who performs some act upon the human body by means of the hand, or with instruments. 3. A dealer in stocks or any commodity for speculative purposes; a speculator. [Brokers' Cant] 4. (Math.) The symbol that expresses the operation to be performed; -- called also facient.
  11. One who performs some act upon the human body by means of thehand, or with instruments.
  12. n:100 n. (mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation n. an agent that operates some apparatus or machine n. someone who owns or operates a business n. a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets