puppeteer

noun

pup·pe·teer ˌpə-pə-ˈtir

: one who manipulates puppets

Examples of puppeteer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Shared Collections Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: A History in Pictures In 1927, the parade replaced live animals with helium balloons designed by puppeteer Tony Sarg. —

JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024 The reindeer is realized on stage by a dancer inside a costume on stilts — an illusion that works surprisingly well, just like the puppeteer who controls and sings for the magical snowman Olaf. —

John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 20 June 2024 The Jim Henson Creature Shop supplied a life-size animatronic tiger, which contained 30 servo motors and required two puppeteers to operate, for certain scenes. 7. —

Christopher Lawrence, Twin Cities, 15 June 2024 The Oscar nominee plays a troubled puppeteer in Netflix's convoluted limited series. —

Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 28 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for puppeteer

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