driver vs manipulator

driver and manipulator both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
driver	Yes	No	No	No
manipulator	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, manipulator is a hypernym of driver; that is, manipulator is a word with a broader meaning than driver:

Other hypernyms of driver include operator.

driver (noun)	manipulator (noun)
a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee	an agent that operates some apparatus or machine
(computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device	a person who handles things manually
the operator of a motor vehicle
a golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver
someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle