tel·e·graph (t l  -gr f )n. 1. A communications system that transmits and receives simple unmodulated electric impulses, especially one in which the transmission and reception stations are directly connected by wires. 2. A message transmitted by telegraph; a telegram. v. tel·e·graphed, tel·e·graph·ing, tel·e·graphs v.tr. 1. To transmit (a message) by telegraph. 2. To send or convey a message to (a recipient) by telegraph. 3. a. To make known (a feeling or an attitude, for example) by nonverbal means: telegraphed her derision with a smirk. b. To make known (an intended action, for example) in advance or unintentionally: By massing troops on the border, the enemy telegraphed its intended invasion to the target country. v.intr. To send or transmit a telegram. te·leg ra·pher (t -lgr-fr), te·legra·phist (-fst) n. |
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| Noun | 1. |  telegraphist - someone who transmits messages by telegraphmanipulator, operator - an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard" |
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