puppeteer

noun

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

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In these sections, Chava is played by a series of puppets (expertly designed by Amanda Villalobos and deployed by two puppeteers). Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 Pickett had slowed them down and sped his teammate up, playing puppeteer with the pace. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025 The team hired an outside VFX team Autonomous FX to create the prosthetics and had multiple puppeteers playing out the birth by pushing out the baby out of the pregnant canal. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 14 Mar. 2025 Before filming of the episode with Jeff began, Manuel went to the set for a meeting with puppeteer Stephanie D’Abruzzo to share his point of view. Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 11 Apr. 2025 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 20 May. 2025.

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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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