manipulator

noun
/məˈnɪpjʊleɪtə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From manipulate + -or.

Definitions

  1. Agent noun of manipulate

    Agent noun of manipulate; one who manipulates.

  2. A device which can be used to move, arrange or operate something.

    • The power lights blinked red and the amplifier failed, but not before Kassad had seen the tapering ovoid shapes, spotted with thrusters and cockpit blisters, each trailing a tangle of six jointless manipulator arms.
  3. A puppeteer, especially one controlling marionettes.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA