The phrase "a brilliant operator" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is highly skilled or effective in their work or actions, often in a strategic or tactical context.
Example: "In the world of negotiations, she is known as a brilliant operator, always finding a way to achieve her goals."
Alternatives: "an exceptional strategist" or "a skilled tactician."
McClendon is a brilliant operator, perhaps the ultimate wildcatting visionary of his generation, but sometimes genius operates even better within constraints.
But, as a party of neophytes, they turned to Mr Ozawa, a heavyweight who first made his name as a brilliant operator within the LDP.
She's a brilliant operator and we are both deeply committed to changing the world.
Mantel's Cromwell, unlike the cold, cruel Cromwell of "A Man for All Seasons" or the minor Cromwell of "Henry VIII," is both sympathetic and central — we meet him in his earliest days, the downtrodden son of a blacksmith; we accompany him on his journey to Henry's court, where he proves a daring and brilliant operator.
Prince Harry is portrayed not as a dimwit, but as a brilliant Machiavellian operator involved in an elaborate plot to steal the throne.
Of course, aside from Scott Forstall, the other Apple insiders who seem like legitimate "heirs" include current CEO Tim Cook, the brilliant operator who has run Apple's nuts and bolts; and Jonathan Ive, the design hawk who is viewed as the soul of the company's soul.
They are brilliant operators and there is a huge expansion opportunity in Germany and Italy".
Lee, who says he is the cynic of the group, is an interesting juxtaposition to the operating experience from Lefkofsky and Keywell. Lee says that he saw an opportunity to team up with two brilliant operators and bring his traditional VC experience into the mix.
A brilliant back-room operator, he went so far as to change the locks of the parliamentary chamber last year in order to prevent Flemish MPs meeting there.
"[Cheney] was a brilliant, brilliant bureaucratic operator," McKay says.
Gail Simone took over as writer of Birds of Prey with issue No. 56, taking the series in a "Bold New Direction!" In an interview, Simone explained her fondness for Barbara Gordon stating: "Kim Yale and John Ostrander picked up the character and made her into a brilliant master computer operator and one of the most fascinating characters in comics.
