单词 | marionettist |
释义 | marionettistn. A person who operates marionettes; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > puppetry > [noun] > puppeteer puppet player1601 puppet man1620 motion-man1631 puppet master1631 poppet-playera1656 poppet-shower1715 puppet-showman1715 puppeteer1915 marionettist1918 1918 Marionnette (Florence) Jan. 98 The Marionnettist has put his dolls in their box... His wife is counting the pennies. 1924 Glasgow Herald 10 May 8 It was here the man of so many quarrels..fought the mock duel with..the marionettist's monkey. 1936 R. S. Sibbald Marionettes in N. of France i. 44 M. Delannoy..gives a list of the marionettists who applied to the city of Lille..for permission to show their dolls. 1971 H. S. Kushner When Children ask about God iv. 95 God isn't a master Marionettist, pulling strings and making everything happen. 1981 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 53 37 Marionettists, who for years had entertained fair crowds, also found the lyric comedy appropriate for their shows. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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