English > manipulator: 2 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | An agent that operates some apparatus or machine. |
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| Synonym | operator |
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| Narrower | company operator | An operator who works for a company |
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| driver | The operator of a motor vehicle |
| elevator operator | An operator of an elevator |
| engineer, locomotive engineer, railroad engineer, engine driver | The operator of a railway locomotive |
| hoister | An operator of a hoist |
| jockey | An operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus |
| motorman | The operator of streetcar |
| radio operator | someone who operates a radio transmitter |
| switchman | A man who operates railroad switches |
| telegrapher, telegraphist, telegraph operator | someone who transmits messages by telegraph |
| telephone operator, telephonist, switchboard operator | someone who helps callers get the person they are calling |
| Broader | causal agent, cause, causal agency | Any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results |
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| Spanish | manipulador, operadora, operador, operario |
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| Catalan | manipulador, operador, operari |
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