operator vs cause

cause vs operator

operator and cause both are nouns.

operator is not a verb while cause is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
operator	Yes	No	No	No
cause	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

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

Other hypernyms of operator include causal agency, causal agent.

operator (noun)	cause (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 comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties	a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets	a justification for something existing or happening
(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation	events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

operator (verb)	cause (verb)
	cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
	give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

Difference between operator and cause

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