puppeteer
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpʌpɪˈtɪə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpʌpəˈtɪ(ə)ɹ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: pup‧pet‧eer
Noun
puppeteer (plural puppeteers)
- A person who uses a puppet.
- Synonym: puppet master
- Hyponym: sock puppeteer
- (figurative) Someone who is manipulative and thus able to get people to do what they want or to make events develop in the way they want in a puppet-like manner.
Derived terms
Translations
person who uses a puppet
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someone who is manipulative
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See also
Verb
puppeteer (third-person singular simple present puppeteers, present participle puppeteering, simple past and past participle puppeteered) (transitive)
- To control (a puppet).
- (figurative) To control (an event, person, or organization) from behind the scenes.
Translations
to control (a puppet)
to control (an event, person, or organization) from behind the scenes
