operator vs causal agent

causal agent vs operator

operator and causal agent both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
operator	Yes	No	No	No
causal agent	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, causal agent is a hypernym of operator; that is, causal agent is a word with a broader meaning than operator:

operator: an agent that operates some apparatus or machine
causal agent: any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results

Other hypernyms of operator include causal agency, cause.

operator (noun)	causal agent (noun)
an agent that operates some apparatus or machine	any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
someone who owns or operates a business
a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties
a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets
(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation

Difference between operator and causal agent

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