def get_operator(self, operator):
        """|coro|

        Checks the players stats for this operator, only loading them if they haven't already been found

        Parameters
        ----------
        operator : str
            the name of the operator

        Returns
        -------
        :class:`Operator`
            the operator object found"""
        if operator in self.operators:
            return self.operators[operator]

        result = yield from self.load_operator(operator)
        return result