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manipulator

/məˈnɪpjʊleɪtə(ɹ)/

manipulator noun: a device which can be used to move, arrange or operate something. Also the agent noun of manipulate.

Noun

manipulator (plural manipulators)

  1. 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.1989, Dan Simmons, Hyperion, London: Headline, published 1991, page 157
  2. A puppeteer, especially one controlling marionettes.

Also used as

manipulator is also the agent noun of manipulate.

manipulator meaning in Tamil

manipulator in Tamil

device
இயக்கி iyakki
person
கையாளுபவர் kaiyāḷupavar

Examples of manipulator in a sentence

  • In short, he is an indulger, a manipulator of texture, and ultimately counterproductive to this group’s strengths.
  • But this is small time crookery to the real manipulators and deceivers.
  • Still, it's encouraging that Washington is finally getting the goods on the manipulators.

All 11 example sentences with manipulator

Forms of manipulator

pluralmanipulators

Plural of manipulator: manipulators

Origin of manipulator

From manipulate + -or.

Words formed from manipulator

Questions about manipulator

What does manipulator mean?
Manipulator means a device which can be used to move, arrange or operate something.
What is manipulator in Tamil?
Manipulator in Tamil is இயக்கி (iyakki), கையாளுபவர் (kaiyāḷupavar). See Manipulator meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is manipulator?
Manipulator is a noun.
How do you pronounce manipulator?
Manipulator is pronounced /məˈnɪpjʊleɪtə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of manipulator?
The plural of manipulator is manipulators.

Words near manipulator in the dictionary

  1. manipulations
  2. manipulative
  3. manipulatively
  4. manipulativeness
  5. manipulatives
  6. manipulator
  7. manipulators
  8. manipulatory
  9. manipulatrix
  10. manipulee
  11. manipulees

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