manipulator
Americannoun
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a person who manipulates.
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a mechanical device for the remote handling of objects or materials in conditions not permitting the immediate presence of workers.
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of manipulator
First recorded in 1850–55; manipulate + -or 2
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“A few years after I moved in, Pinnacle, run by a rich real estate manipulator, bought the building and immediately enacted a rollback — not on stabilized rents, but on maintenance,” the tenant said.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
She called him a "master manipulator" who "set the tone" at the home.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Friday, the Thirteenth author Lawson, himself a noted stock manipulator who used the mass media of his era to influence markets and make and lose a fortune, called it “the Wall Street hoodoo-day.”
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
A master manipulator, he’s both a playwright and an actor, constructing scenes that might seem impossible to pull off, then delivering a virtuoso performance that leaves everyone flabbergasted by his success.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
No wonder Matt had become such a clever manipulator and entrepreneur.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
The individual investors who perceived hedge funds as secretive, sinister market manipulators during the meme-stock craze of 2020-21 were invoking a deeply embedded meaning of the word “hedge” they might not have been aware of.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
We are either the victims or the perpetrators with no room to be more than just power-hungry manipulators.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2024
There’s never a shortage of grifters and manipulators using this public confusion to their advantage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2024
"We designed these robotic arms based on an AI search and design optimization, to look for designs of classic robot manipulators with certain engineering constraints," Ballesteros says.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
“To be sure, and therein lies the key to my skill. Only birds can manipulate time. Therefore, all time manipulators must be able to take the form of a bird.”
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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