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puppet master

American  

[puhp-it mas-ter, mah-ster] / ˈpʌp ɪt ˈmæs tər, ˈmɑ stər /

noun

• puppet masters
  plural

1. a puppeteer; a person who puts on a puppet show.

2. a person who secretly controls the actions of another, often through manipulation.

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puppet master

Dunk, a hedge knight who cannot abide the strong preying on the weak, might have intervened regardless of his romantic feelings for Tanselle, the Dornish puppet master who treated him kindly.

From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026

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

Acevedo, rich from his day job as a developer, retreated from the spotlight once critics began to accuse him of being a puppet master.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024

He explains: "It's like being a puppet master but without the strings. You're using this whole vessel to create something that you can't actually see. Someone else is going to do the work for you."

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2023

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