manipulator

[ muh-nip-yuh-ley-ter ]
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noun
  1. a person who manipulates.

  2. a mechanical device for the remote handling of objects or materials in conditions not permitting the immediate presence of workers.

Origin of manipulator

1
First recorded in 1850–55; manipulate + -or2

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