/ Dictionary / Index T telephonist: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: te•leph•o•nist Pronunciation: (tu-lef'u-nist, tel'u-fō"-), [key] — n. Chiefly Brit. a telephone switchboard operator. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: telephonist (Thesaurus) telephonic telephony Related Content Daily Word Quiz: frugal Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language