# man > DROP_OPERATOR(7)

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## NAME
       DROP_OPERATOR - remove an operator

## SYNOPSIS
       DROP OPERATOR [ IF EXISTS ] _name_ ( { _left_type_ | NONE } , _right_type_ ) [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]

## DESCRIPTION
       **DROP** **OPERATOR** drops an existing operator from the database system. To execute this command
       you must be the owner of the operator.

## PARAMETERS
       IF EXISTS
           Do not throw an error if the operator does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.

       _name_
           The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing operator.

       _left_type_
           The data type of the operator's left operand; write NONE if the operator has no left
           operand.

       _right_type_
           The data type of the operator's right operand.

       CASCADE
           Automatically drop objects that depend on the operator (such as views using it), and in
           turn all objects that depend on those objects (see Section 5.14).

       RESTRICT
           Refuse to drop the operator if any objects depend on it. This is the default.

## EXAMPLES
       Remove the power operator a^b for type integer:

           DROP OPERATOR ^ (integer, integer);

       Remove the bitwise-complement prefix operator ~b for type bit:

           DROP OPERATOR ~ (none, bit);

       Remove multiple operators in one command:

           DROP OPERATOR ~ (none, bit), ^ (integer, integer);

## COMPATIBILITY
       There is no **DROP** **OPERATOR** statement in the SQL standard.

## SEE ALSO
       CREATE OPERATOR (**CREATE**___**[OPERATOR**(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/OPERATOR/7/markdown)), ALTER OPERATOR (**ALTER**___**[OPERATOR**(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/OPERATOR/7/markdown))



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