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puppeteer

[puhp-i-teer]
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noun
  1. a person who manipulates puppets, as in a puppet show.
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verb (used without object)
  1. to work as a puppeteer, by making puppets perform.
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Origin of puppeteer

First recorded in 1925–30; puppet + -eer
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British Dictionary definitions for puppeteering

puppeteer

noun
  1. a person who manipulates puppets
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Word Origin and History for puppeteering

puppeteer

n.

1917, from puppet + -eer.

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