puppeteer

noun

pup·​pe·​teer ˌpə-pə-ˈtir How to pronounce puppeteer (audio)
: one who manipulates puppets

Examples of puppeteer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Instead, the role is currently being played by a puppeteer, Yang revealed on an episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2024 That soprano will be Karen Chia-ling Ho, who is Taiwanese; the doll’s puppeteer is Hua Hua Zhang, who was born in Beijing. Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024 Before the Furby, Chung had worked as a mime, a puppeteer, and a creature-effects specialist for movies. Patrick House, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2024 Salem is survived by her sister, puppeteer and poet Gille Robic. Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024 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. 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

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Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of puppeteer was in 1915

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“Puppeteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puppeteer. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

puppeteer

noun
pup·​pe·​teer ˌpəp-ə-ˈti(ə)r How to pronounce puppeteer (audio)
: one who works puppets

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