| 单词 | puppet man |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspuppet man puppet man n. = puppet master n. 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 1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes 2nd Pt. Don Quixote xxvii. 179 Couering his left eye, to apply himselfe to the office of a Puppet man [Sp. titerero]; for this and iuggling hee was excellent at. 1734 J. Swift Strephon & Cloe in Beautiful Young Nymph 23 From yonder Puppet-Man inquire, Who wisely hides his Wood and Wire. 1827 E. Brown Trial of Cain 15 Now by this puppet man, we here may see A striking emblem of the Deity; Who sits behind the curtain of the skies, And manages the play so nice and wise. 1909 Chatterbox 286/2 I saw the old lame puppet-man sitting on the edge of the wild, unenclosed, gorse-covered common-land. 2005 Daily Star (Nexis) 24 Oct. 20 The guy who takes the job will now be just another stooge for the puppet man to play with in his spare time. < as lemmas |
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