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• n  someone who transmits messages by telegraph

• The small-town railroad telegrapher is a determined member of a dying breed.
• His first breakthrough came when he landed a job as secretary and telegrapher to Tom Scott, a powerful overlord of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
• Young John got himself a job as a telegrapher.

• telegraphist
• telegraph operator

News & Articles

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• Living History: In telegraph days, Utah women tapped the keys
  As soon as Samuel Morse tapped out his 1844 electronic telegraph message, "What hath God wrought?" from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore (see June 23, 2013, Salt Lake Tribune ’s "Living History") another electrifying spark was heard loud and clear. Telegraphers were wanted. Women could apply.
  July 14, 2013 - The Salt Lake Tribune