puppeteer

[puhp-i-teer]

pup·pet·eer

[puhp-i-teer]
noun
1.
a person who manipulates puppets, as in a puppet show.
verb (used without object)
2.
to work as a puppeteer, by making puppets perform.

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Origin:
1925–30; puppet + -eer
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puppeteer (ˌpʌpɪˈtɪə)
 
n
a person who manipulates puppets

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