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מוקדן

English translation: telephone receptionist


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Hebrew term or phrase:מוקדן
English translation:telephone receptionist
Entered by: Miriam Deutscher
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00:16 Jan 25, 2012
Hebrew to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / עבודה
Hebrew term or phrase: מוקדן
אדם שעובד במוקד ץ לא בהכרח שירות לקוחות
chuckopolo
Local time: 20:37
telephone receptionist
Explanation:
This is someone taking calls - it doesn't have to be specifically customer service.
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Miriam Deutscher
Local time: 20:37
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5Operator (telephone operator)
Ty Kendall
4call center operator
Gad Kohenov
4telephone receptionistMiriam Deutscher
3dispatcherSusy Sinigaglia


  

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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
dispatcher


Explanation:
If "call center agent" is not suitable, then there is this possibility

Susy Sinigaglia
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in HebrewHebrew
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
telephone receptionist


Explanation:
This is someone taking calls - it doesn't have to be specifically customer service.


    Reference: http://www.select-answering-service.com/telephone-receptioni...
Miriam Deutscher
Local time: 20:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Operator (telephone operator)


Explanation:
This term is suitably vague, it could be someone who works in customer service, but not necessarily.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2012-01-25 07:53:12 GMT)
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"In January 1878 George Willard Croy became the world's first telephone operator when he started working for the Boston Telephone Despatch company"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switchboard_operator

Ty Kendall
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 56
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
call center operator


Explanation:
www.yadsarah.022.co.il/BRPortal/br/P100.jsp

Gad Kohenov
Local time: 20:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 56
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Changes made by editors
Jan 30 - Changes made by Miriam Deutscher:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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