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manipulator
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun manipulator has 2 senses
- manipulator(n = noun.person) operator - an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard" is a kind of causal agency, causal agent, cause
- manipulator(n = noun.person) Array - a person who handles things manually; Array is a kind of individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
has particulars: company operator, driver, elevator operator, engine driver, engineer, locomotive engineer, railroad engineer, hoister, jockey, motorman, radio operator, switchman, telegraph operator, telegrapher, telegraphist, switchboard operator, telephone operator, telephonist
has particulars: fiddler, twiddler
Derived form verb manipulate2
CIDE DICTIONARY
manipulator, n.
One who manipulates, sometimes in an underhanded or fraudulent manner; as, a stock market manipulator. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
manipulator
Rasputin, Svengali, VIP, access, agent, bad influence, big wheel, calculator, conductor, court, driver, eminence grise, engineer, five-percenter, friend at court, functionary, good influence, gray eminence, handler, heavyweight, hidden hand, influence, influence peddler, influencer, ingroup, intriguer, key, kingmaker, lobby, lobbyist, lords of creation, machinator, man of influence, maneuverer, open sesame, operant, operative, operator, pilot, powers that be, pressure group, runner, schemer, sinister influence, special interests, special-interest group, steersman, strategist, tactician, the Establishment, very important person, wheeler-dealer, wire-puller
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