puppeteer

[puhp-i-teer]

noun

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

verb (used without object)

to work as a puppeteer, by making puppets perform.

Origin of puppeteer

First recorded in 1925–30; puppet + -eer

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British Dictionary definitions for puppeteering

puppeteer

noun

a person who manipulates puppets

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Word Origin and History for puppeteering

puppeteer

1917, from puppet + -eer.