Meanings
nounmanipulator (plural manipulators)
plural manipulators
- agentAgent noun of manipulate; one who manipulates.
- 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 - A puppeteer, especially one controlling marionettes.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan agent that operates some apparatus or machine
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Translations
Afrikaans manipuleerder
- manipuleerderperson
Catalan manipulador
- manipuladorperson
Czech manipulátor
- manipulátorperson
French manipulateur, manipulateur
- manipulateurdevice
- manipulateurperson
Japanese マニピュレータ
- マニピュレータ (manipyurēta)device
Polish manipulator, manipulator
- manipulatordevice
- manipulatorperson
- manipulatorkaperson
- manipulantperson
- manipulantkaperson
Portuguese manipulador
- manipuladorperson
Romanian manipulator, manipulator
- manipulatordevice
- manipulatorperson
Spanish manipulador
- manipuladorperson
Swedish manipulator, manipulerare
- manipulatordevice
- manipuleraredevice
- manipulatörperson
- intrigörperson
Tamil இயக்கி, கையாளுபவர்
- இயக்கி (iyakki)device
- கையாளுபவர் (kaiyāḷupavar)person
Turkish manipülatör
- manipülatörperson
Cite this entry
APA
manipulator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manipulator
MLA
“manipulator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manipulator. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manipulator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manipulator.
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