puppeteer
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
noun
Etymology
Origin of puppeteer
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.
From Los Angeles Times
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.
From Los Angeles Times
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