1. a person who operates a telegraph or sends and receives telegraph messages
Usage: historical

Examples

• The telegraphist tapped out the message in Morse code.
• During the war, skilled telegraphists were essential for military communications.
• The ship’s telegraphist sent an urgent distress signal.
• She worked as a telegraphist at the railway station for twenty years.
• The telegraphist decoded the incoming message quickly.
• Before telephones became common, telegraphists handled long-distance communication.