puppetry

noun

pup·​pet·​ry ˈpə-pə-trē How to pronounce puppetry (audio)
plural puppetries
1
: the production or creation of puppets or puppet shows
2
: the art of manipulating puppets

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The production combines traditional Broadway dance with circus arts like acrobatics, aerial stunts, and puppetry. Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Oct. 2025 Just as animation, puppetry, or CGI opened fresh possibilities without taking away from live acting, AI offers another way to imagine and build stories. Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2025 Just as animation, puppetry, or CGI opened fresh possibilities without taking away from live acting, AI offers another way to imagine and build stories. Alex Ritman, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025 Floyd-Pruitt likened the concept of self-expression through puppetry to incarcerated individuals performing theater to process emotions in a 2024 interview with Harvard Magazine. Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for puppetry

Word History

First Known Use

1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of puppetry was in 1528

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“Puppetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puppetry. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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