manipulator

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English

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Etymology

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From manipulate +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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manipulator (plural manipulators)

  1. Agent noun of manipulate; one who manipulates.
  2. A device which can be used to move, arrange or operate something.
    • 1989, Dan Simmons, Hyperion, London: Headline, published 1991, page 157:
      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.
  3. A puppeteer, especially one controlling marionettes.

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Translations

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Internationalism, borrowed from English manipulator.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.ni.puˈla.tɔr/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧pu‧la‧tor

Noun

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manipulator

  1. manipulator
    Synonym: pemanipulasi

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French manipulateur, from Latin manipulus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.ɲi.puˈla.tɔr/
  • Rhymes: -atɔr
  • Syllabification: ma‧ni‧pu‧la‧tor

Noun

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manipulator m pers (female equivalent manipulatorka)

  1. manipulator
    Synonym: manipulant

Declension

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Noun

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manipulator m inan

  1. manipulator (device which can be used to move, arrange or operate something)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • manipulator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • manipulator in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French manipulateur. Equivalent to manipula +‎ -tor.

Noun

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manipulator m (plural manipulatori)

  1. technician, operator

Declension

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