'Manipulator' definitions:
Definition of 'manipulator'
(from WordNet)
noun
An agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard" [syn: operator, manipulator]
noun
A person who handles things manually
Definition of 'Manipulator'
From: GCIDE
- Manipulator \Ma*nip"u*la`tor\, n. One who manipulates, sometimes in an underhanded or fraudulent manner; as, a stock market manipulator. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Synonyms of 'manipulator'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- access,
- agent,
- bad influence,
- big wheel,
- calculator,
- conductor,
- court,
- driver,
- eminence grise,
- engineer,
- five-percenter,
- friend at court,
- functionary,
- good influence,
- gray eminence,
- handler,
- heavyweight,
- hidden hand,
- influence,
- influence peddler,
- influencer,
- ingroup,
- intriguer,
- key,
- kingmaker,
- lobby,
- lobbyist,
- lords of creation,
- machinator,
- man of influence,
- maneuverer,
- open sesame,
- operant,
- operative,
- operator,
- pilot,
- powers that be,
- pressure group,
- Rasputin,
- runner,
- schemer,
- sinister influence,
- special interests,
- special-interest group,
- steersman,
- strategist,
- Svengali,
- tactician,
- the Establishment,
- very important person,
- VIP,
- wheeler-dealer,
- wire-puller