manipulator vs surveyor

manipulator

noun
  • A puppeteer, especially one controlling marionettes. 

  • A device which can be used to move, arrange or operate something. 

surveyor

noun
  • A person occupied with surveying -- the process of determining positions on the earth's surface. 

  • A person charged with inspecting something for the purpose of determining its condition, value, etc. 

How often have the words manipulator and surveyor occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )