Examples of puppeteer in a Sentence
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Kermit the Frog was created by the late American puppeteer Jim Henson in 1955, and a Kermit puppet made in the 1970s is in the collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History as an important cultural object.
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Fox News, 22 Mar. 2024
The team also hopes that naming it after the beloved frog who was created by puppeteer Jim Henson in 1955, can help get more people excited about the discoveries that scientists make using museum collections.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2024
The dial is adorned with a miniature sculpture of Don Vito Corleone sitting on his chair, the puppeteer strings from the movie poster, and a small piano in honor of Nino Rota’s ubiquitous soundtrack.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
Of course, those were fake paws, as handled by a puppeteer.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
Unlike his predecessor, Bob Melvin, maybe Shildt won’t have to deal with as many strings pulled by General Manager/puppeteer A.J. Preller, who has yet to find great success in his previous 8¾ seasons on the bridge (and yet somehow never lost Seidler’s loyalty).
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
But the biggest hit was the giant ice worm float, a blue-and-white get-up made of fabric and hoops and designed to fit over the heads of puppeteers like a Chinese dragon.
—Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024
Instead, the role is currently being played by a puppeteer, Yang revealed on an episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.
—Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
He was also manipulated by his uncle, who was the puppeteer of these heinous acts.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
Fox News, 22 Mar. 2024
The team also hopes that naming it after the beloved frog who was created by puppeteer Jim Henson in 1955, can help get more people excited about the discoveries that scientists make using museum collections.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2024
The dial is adorned with a miniature sculpture of Don Vito Corleone sitting on his chair, the puppeteer strings from the movie poster, and a small piano in honor of Nino Rota’s ubiquitous soundtrack.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
Of course, those were fake paws, as handled by a puppeteer.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
Unlike his predecessor, Bob Melvin, maybe Shildt won’t have to deal with as many strings pulled by General Manager/puppeteer A.J. Preller, who has yet to find great success in his previous 8¾ seasons on the bridge (and yet somehow never lost Seidler’s loyalty).
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
But the biggest hit was the giant ice worm float, a blue-and-white get-up made of fabric and hoops and designed to fit over the heads of puppeteers like a Chinese dragon.
—Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024
Instead, the role is currently being played by a puppeteer, Yang revealed on an episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.
—Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
He was also manipulated by his uncle, who was the puppeteer of these heinous acts.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
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First Known Use
1915, in the meaning defined above
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“Puppeteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puppeteer. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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puppeteer
noun
pup·pe·teer
ˌpəp-ə-ˈti(ə)r 
: one who works puppets
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