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.
Etymology
Origin of manipulator
First recorded in 1850–55; manipulate + -or 2
Example Sentences
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"We become, as they say in the programme, master manipulators," he said.
From BBC
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
Nikolic previously said “Epstein was a master manipulator, and I deeply regret associating with him.”
A perversity in the script is that Frank is a manipulator and a gaslighter but overall a pretty good dude.
From Los Angeles Times
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
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