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Definition of "puppeteer" [puppeteer]

  • One who entertains with and operates puppets or marionettes. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "puppeteer" in a sentence
  • "They may be similar in that particular action other than that it's possibly the same puppeteer is pulling the strings."
  • "The earliest appearance of the word puppeteer in the New York Times was in the May 23, 1920, article, "Puppeteering as a Fine Art," which covers Van Volkenburg and other puppeteers of the time."
  • "Edgerton is not usually credited as the person who coined the word puppeteer, however."