puppeteer

[ puhp-i-teer ]

/ ˌpʌp ɪˈtɪər /

noun

a person who manipulates puppets, as in a puppet show.

verb (used without object)

to work as a puppeteer, by making puppets perform.

Origin of puppeteer

First recorded in 1925–30; puppet + -eer

Words nearby puppeteer

pupillostatometer, pupillotonic pseudostrabismus, Pupin, pupiparous, puppet, puppeteer, puppetry, puppet show, Puppis, PUPPP, puppy

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Example sentences from the Web for puppeteer

Three men have come forward to accuse ‘Sesame Street’ puppeteer Kevin Clash of having sex with them when they were minors.
‘I Always Felt It Was Creepy’: Stories of Sex With Elmo Puppeteer Kevin Clash|Maria Elena Fernandez|December 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I found by hasty experiments that Homer's mind was capable of controlling and manipulating the imbecile, like a puppeteer.
The Short Life|Francis Donovan
Hell, Ill bet you pull more strings around this ship than a puppeteer.
The Sex Life of the Gods|Michael Knerr

British Dictionary definitions for puppeteer

puppeteer

/ (ˌpʌpɪˈtɪə) /

noun

a person who manipulates puppets

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单词	puppeteer
释义	puppeteer [ puhp-i-teer ] / ˌpʌp ɪˈtɪər / noun a person who manipulates puppets, as in a puppet show. verb (used without object) to work as a puppeteer, by making puppets perform. Origin of puppeteer First recorded in 1925–30; puppet + -eer Words nearby puppeteer pupillostatometer, pupillotonic pseudostrabismus, Pupin, pupiparous, puppet, puppeteer, puppetry, puppet show, Puppis, PUPPP, puppy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for puppeteer Three men have come forward to accuse ‘Sesame Street’ puppeteer Kevin Clash of having sex with them when they were minors. ‘I Always Felt It Was Creepy’: Stories of Sex With Elmo Puppeteer Kevin Clash\|Maria Elena Fernandez\|December 6, 2012\|DAILY BEAST I found by hasty experiments that Homer's mind was capable of controlling and manipulating the imbecile, like a puppeteer. The Short Life\|Francis Donovan Hell, Ill bet you pull more strings around this ship than a puppeteer. The Sex Life of the Gods\|Michael Knerr British Dictionary definitions for puppeteer puppeteer / (ˌpʌpɪˈtɪə) / noun a person who manipulates puppets Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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