Definitions of manipulator
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an agent that operates some apparatus or machine
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synonyms:
operator
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examples:
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John Luther Jones
United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900)
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Berna Eli Oldfield
United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946)
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types:
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company operator
an operator who works for a company
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driver
the operator of a motor vehicle
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elevator operator
an operator of an elevator
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engine driver, engineer, locomotive engineer, railroad engineer
the operator of a railway locomotive
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hoister
an operator of a hoist
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jockey
an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus
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motorman
the operator of streetcar
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radio operator
someone who operates a radio transmitter
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switchman
a man who operates railroad switches
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telegraph operator, telegrapher, telegraphist
someone who transmits messages by telegraph
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switchboard operator, telephone operator, telephonist
someone who helps callers get the person they are calling
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bus driver, busman
someone who drives a bus
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chauffeur
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
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designated driver
the member of a party who is designated to refrain from alcohol and so is sober when it is time to drive home
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elevator girl
a girl employed to operate an elevator
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elevator boy, elevator man, liftman
a man employed to operate an elevator
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ham
a licensed amateur radio operator
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honker
a driver who causes his car's horn to make a loud honking sound
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kerb crawler
someone who drives slowly along the curb seeking sex from prostitutes or other women
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automobilist, motorist
someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile
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owner-driver
a motorist who owns the car that he/she drives
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automobile driver, race driver, racer
someone who drives racing cars at high speeds
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road hog, roadhog
a driver who obstructs others
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speed demon, speeder
a driver who exceeds the safe speed limit
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tailgater
a driver who follows too closely behind another motor vehicle
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cabby, cabdriver, cabman, hack driver, hack-driver, livery driver, taxidriver, taximan
someone who drives a taxi for a living
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teamster, truck driver, trucker
someone who drives a truck as an occupation
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test driver
a driver who drives a motor vehicle to evaluate its performance
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type of:
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causal agency, causal agent, cause
any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
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John Luther Jones
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a person who handles things manually
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