manipulator Synonyms

operator Machiavelli engine driver politico kingmaker hustler handler agitating person wielder user telegraphist telegrapher tamperer tactician massager mover and shaker string-puller puller of strings operators rich people wirepuller wheeler-dealer svengali puppet master puppeteer plier gray eminence exploiter bad influence strategist schemer garbler financier falsifier engineer driver director demagogue controller contriver conspirator conniver conductor interpolator intriguer machinator procurer politician plotter planner