puppeteer
[ puhp-i-teer ]
noun
a person who manipulates puppets, as in a puppet show.
verb (used without object)
to work as a puppeteer, by making puppets perform.
Origin of puppeteer
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How to use puppeteer in a sentence
Stone helped bring pioneering puppeteer Jim Henson and songwriter Joe Raposo to the show.
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British Dictionary definitions for puppeteer
puppeteer
/ (ˌpʌpɪˈtɪə) /
noun
a person who manipulates puppets
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