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MANIPULATOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who handles things manually
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("manipulator" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "manipulator"):
fiddler; twiddler (someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner)
Derivation:
manipulate (hold something in one's hands and move it)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An agent that operates some apparatus or machine
Example:
the operator of the switchboard
Synonyms:
manipulator; operator
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("manipulator" is a kind of...):
causal agency; causal agent; cause (any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "manipulator"):
company operator (an operator who works for a company)
driver (the operator of a motor vehicle)
elevator operator (an operator of an elevator)
engine driver; engineer; locomotive engineer; railroad engineer (the operator of a railway locomotive)
hoister (an operator of a hoist)
jockey (an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus)
motorman (the operator of streetcar)
radio operator (someone who operates a radio transmitter)
switchman (a man who operates railroad switches)
telegraph operator; telegrapher; telegraphist (someone who transmits messages by telegraph)
switchboard operator; telephone operator; telephonist (someone who helps callers get the person they are calling)
