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puppeteer

[ puhp-i-teer ]

noun

  1. a person who manipulates puppets, as in a puppet show.


verb (used without object)

  1. to work as a puppeteer, by making puppets perform.

puppeteer

/ ˌpʌpɪˈtɪə /

noun

  1. a person who manipulates puppets


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Word History and Origins

Origin of puppeteer1

First recorded in 1925–30; puppet + -eer

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Example Sentences

How her role became more “maternal rather than marital,” and branding Hawking an “all-powerful emperor” and “masterly puppeteer.”

What would you rather watch: A speech by Ted Cruz or a performance by an anarchist puppeteer?

Three men have come forward to accuse Sesame Street puppeteer Kevin Clash of having sex with them when they were minors.

Three men have come forward to accuse ‘Sesame Street’ puppeteer Kevin Clash of having sex with them when they were minors.

The first man to accuse Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash tells Maria Elena Fernandez how the relationship began.

I found by hasty experiments that Homer's mind was capable of controlling and manipulating the imbecile, like a puppeteer.

Hell, Ill bet you pull more strings around this ship than a puppeteer.

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