- operator, manipulator - an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard"
--1 is a kind of causal agent, cause, causal agency
--1 has particulars: - manipulator - a person who handles things manually
--2 is a kind of person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
--2 has particulars: twiddler, fiddlerDerived form: verb manipulate2