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puppeteer

American  
[puhp-i-teer] / ˌpʌp ɪˈtɪər /

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 British  
/ ˌpʌpɪˈtɪə /

noun

  1. a person who manipulates puppets

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Etymology

Origin of puppeteer

First recorded in 1925–30; puppet + -eer

Example Sentences

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She is aided by her husband who helps record and occasionally functions as a puppeteer, an additional editor, a composer, a designer and a babysitter, whose help allows her the time to record.

From Los Angeles Times

The commitment to the character on the part of the puppeteers also surprised the celebrity guests.

From Los Angeles Times

She also helped maintain Disney’s direct line to Fairyland, as Disney in 1957 would once again poach from Fairyland, this time puppeteer Bob Mills to run Disneyland’s budding marionette program.

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I want to be a puppeteer,’” he recalls.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a magnification of childhood playtime, a puppet show in which the puppets have broken loose from the puppeteers.

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