manipulator vs causal agency

manipulator and causal agency both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
manipulator	Yes	No	No	No
causal agency	Yes	No	No	No

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

manipulator: an agent that operates some apparatus or machine
causal agency: any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results

Other hypernyms of manipulator include causal agent, cause.

manipulator (noun)	causal agency (noun)
an agent that operates some apparatus or machine	any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
a person who handles things manually