puppet master
Americannoun
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a puppeteer; a person who puts on a puppet show.
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a person who secretly controls the actions of another, often through manipulation.
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"I believe Neil Foden is like a puppet master, a master manipulator," he said.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
The humanoid bot can do the dishes, clean and fold laundry, but for now it also requires a human puppet master.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Nvidia has become a puppet master of the AI ecosystem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2025
During a recent podcast episode, Rogan said, “Whoever’s helping her, whoever’s coaching her, whoever’s the puppet master running the strings . . . ” finishing his thought with a chef's kiss gesture.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2024
Then as if a puppet master had rotated their heads at exactly the same moment, they faced each other and both started talking at once.
From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements
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