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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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
It’s a vision of multiple, sinister puppet masters controlling events from behind a screen none can penetrate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2020
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
Sam Rosenfeld: I would say certainly there are no puppet masters occupying the commanding heights of the parties, like you saw with Roosevelt trying to hatch a scheme with Wendell Willkie in 1944.
From Slate ● May 28, 2018
