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puppeteer

[ puhp-i-teer ]

noun

  1. a person who manipulates puppets, as in a puppet show.


verb (used without object)

  1. to work as a puppeteer, by making puppets perform.

puppeteer

/ ˌpʌpɪˈtɪə /

noun

  1. a person who manipulates puppets
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of puppeteer1

First recorded in 1925–30; puppet + -eer
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Example Sentences

During the war, our group of over 80 artists, poets, musicians and puppeteers has given more than 4,500 concerts on the front lines.

It’s not easy shooting the Nadja doll because she requires some puppeteers and things like that, but it’s just a fun character.

After the puppeteer operated the piranhas in the shot, Blundell and her team would “run in and just make them look a little bit shiny.”

But yeah, we probably employed more puppeteers than any show outside of “Sesame Street.”

Besides Henson’s technical innovations — most famously the use of video monitors that allowed the puppeteers to frame their performance in real time — they are a company, or several companies, composed of many players.

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