"manipulator" meaning in English

See manipulator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /məˈnɪpjʊleɪtə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-manipulator.wav Forms: manipulators [plural]
Etymology: From manipulate + -or. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|manipulate|-or}} manipulate + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} manipulator (plural manipulators)
  1. Agent noun of manipulate; one who manipulates. Tags: agent, form-of Form of: manipulate (extra: one who manipulates)
    Sense id: en-manipulator-en-noun-s38KMeJq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 8 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 54 19 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 8 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 58 9 23 2 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 5 25 1 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 63 12 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 64 10 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 67 14 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 70 12 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 58 12 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 62 14 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 57 14 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 61 13 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 68 11 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 62 12 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 62 12 25
  2. A device which can be used to move, arrange or operate something. Translations (device): manipulateur [masculine] (French), マニピュレータ (manipyurēta) (Japanese), манипула́тор (manipulátor) [masculine] (Macedonian), manipulator [masculine] (Romanian), manipulator [common-gender] (Swedish), manipulerare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-manipulator-en-noun-FErX~DXi Disambiguation of 'device': 0 100 0
  3. A puppeteer, especially one controlling marionettes. Translations (person): manipulador [masculine] (Catalan), manipulátor [masculine] (Czech), manipulateur [masculine] (French), манипула́тор (manipulátor) [masculine] (Macedonian), manipulator [masculine] (Polish), manipulant [masculine] (Polish), manipulador [masculine] (Portuguese), manipulator [masculine] (Romanian), manipulador [masculine] (Spanish), manipulatör [common-gender] (Swedish), intrigör [common-gender] (Swedish), manipülatör (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-manipulator-en-noun-~o3~qWte Disambiguation of 'person': 32 0 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: master-slave manipulator

Inflected forms

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