puppeteer

noun

pup·​pe·​teer ˌpə-pə-ˈtir 

: one who manipulates puppets

Examples of puppeteer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, a team of flat-out-astounding camera-handlers and stagehands flurried around her like puppeteers around a hypercomplex marionette, turning an almost-empty stage into a Technicolor whirlwind of character and story. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025

Macy’s turned to Tony Sarg, a German-American puppeteer who had previously designed the store’s mechanical window displays, to devise an alternative. —Dave Smith, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025

Apple also released a behind-the-scenes vignette about the production, which includes a look at the making of the puppets and their human puppeteers. —Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025

Danny Seagren, a Jim Henson puppeteer who played Big Bird on Sesame Street and portrayed the first live-action Spider-Man on The Electric Company, has died age 81. —Peter White, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for puppeteer

• auctioneer
• bandelier
• belvedere
• bombardier
• brigadier
• buccaneer
• cavalier
• chandelier
• chanticleer
• chevalier
• commandeer
• disappear

Kids Definition

puppeteer

noun

pup·​pe·​teer ˌpəp-ə-ˈti(ə)r 

: one who works puppets