puppet master
noun
a puppeteer; a person who puts on a puppet show.
puppet masters
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pluralof puppet master.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Romero, who hosted neighborhood meetings, recruited local clergy to the cause, and helped park vendors threatened by gang members, orchestrated weekend festivals that included singers, dancers and puppet masters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2024
Undeterred, Chai still dreams of becoming one of the rare national shadow puppet masters, though he has only been in the profession for a few years.
From Reuters ● Jan. 27, 2022
But these puppet masters aren't the sole destroyers in this story.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2021
This paranoia-rich subgenre runs throughout sf, from Jack Finney’s body snatchers to Robert Heinlein’s puppet masters to half the work of Philip K. Dick.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2019
In a dollhouse, the kids are the puppet masters now.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2018
