Dictionary

manipulator en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /məˈnɪpjʊleɪtə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From manipulate + -or.

Meanings

1. (agent, form-of) Agent noun of manipulate; one who manipulates.
   form of manipulate
2. 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:
3. A puppeteer, especially one controlling marionettes.

Forms

Deriveds

master-slave manipulator · micromanipulator · nanomanipulator · telemanipulator

Translations (24)

pl manipulatorka (person) · sv manipulatör (person) · pl manipulantka (person) · ro manipulator (person) · pl manipulator (person) · pl manipulator (device) · mk манипула́тор (person) · ro manipulator (device) · es manipulador (person) · ca manipulador (person) · pt manipulador (person) · ta இயக்கி (device) · mk манипула́тор (device) · af manipuleerder (person) · cs manipulátor (person) · ta கையாளுபவர் (person) · fr manipulateur (device) · fr manipulateur (person) · sv manipulator (device) · tr manipülatör (person) · sv manipulerare (device) · ja マニピュレータ (device) · pl manipulant (person) · sv intrigör (person)