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/mənˈɪpjəlˌeɪtər/ Listen

Manipulator

noun

An agent that operates some apparatus or machine. Synonym: operator.

A person who handles things manually.

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"Manipulator" Quotes from Famous Books

... method of election, a method which reduces our apparent free choice of rulers to a ridiculous selection between undesirable alternatives, and hands our whole public life over to the specialised manipulator. Our House of Commons could scarcely misrepresent us more if it was appointed haphazard by the Lord Chamberlain or selected by lot from among the inhabitants of Netting Hill. Election of representatives in one-member ...

— An Englishman Looks at the World • H. G. Wells

... for the vote. This was the final step but one in political conspiracies of this nature?—cash. But Langdon would not take cash, so Peabody had to resort to the last agency of the trained and corrupt manipulator of legislation. ...

— A Gentleman from Mississippi • Thomas A. Wise

... Ingles alighted with the air of one somewhat at sea. She greeted Rosy quite pleasantly, but seemed to be looking about for the captain. The dry, shrewd, middle-aged face of her husband adjusted its expression readily enough to the matter before them. He was a born manager and manipulator. When he could not juggle with a dollar for profit, he was content to juggle with a penny ...

— With the Procession • Henry B. Fuller

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