Elevator operator

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An elevator operator (North American English), liftman (in Commonwealth English, usually lift attendant), or lift girl (in British English), is a person specifically employed to operate a manually operated elevator.^[1]

While largely considered an obsolete occupation, elevator operators continue to work in historic installations and fill modern-day niches.