puppeteer

noun

pup·​pe·​teer ˌpə-pə-ˈtir How to pronounce puppeteer (audio)
: one who manipulates puppets

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He was involved in designing all the balloons, and one of his colleagues, a puppeteer named Bil Baird, would later be known for The Sound of Music's 'Lonely Goatherd' marionette scene. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024 Muppets, The Dark Crystal, Sesame Street—the puppeteer had a hand in all of them. Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024 The puppeteers are not the only artists giving the puppets life. Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024 The events of the past couple of episodes have been building toward the realization that, aiming at her own ends, Lila is also a master puppeteer. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for puppeteer 

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of puppeteer was in 1915

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“Puppeteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puppeteer. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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puppeteer

noun
pup·​pe·​teer ˌpəp-ə-ˈti(ə)r How to pronounce puppeteer (audio)
: one who works puppets

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