puppeteer

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UK/ˌpʌpɪˈtɪə/US/ˌpʌpəˈtɪ(ə)ɹ/

noun

A person who uses a puppet.

Similar
puppet master
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Meanings

nounpuppeteer (plural puppeteers)

plural puppeteers

  1. A person who uses a puppet.

    Synonyms: puppet master

  2. figurativelySomeone who is manipulative and thus able to get people to do what they want or to make events develop in the way they want in a puppet-like manner.
verbpuppeteer (third-person singular simple present puppeteers, present participle puppeteering, simple past and past participle puppeteered)

present singular third person puppeteers · participle present puppeteering · participle past puppeteered · past puppeteered

  1. transitiveTo control (a puppet).
  2. figurativelytransitiveTo control (an event, person, or organization) from behind the scenes.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who uses a puppet.

Similar
puppet master
Also see
controlpuppet master

Origin

From puppet + -eer.

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Translations

Afrikaans poppemeester, poppemeester
  • poppemeesterperson who uses a puppet
  • poppemeestersomeone who is manipulative
Bulgarian куклово́д, куклово́д
  • куклово́д (kuklovód)person who uses a puppet
  • куклово́д (kuklovód)someone who is manipulative
  • дирижи́рам (dirižíram)to control (an event, person, or organization) from behind the scenes
  • режиси́рам (režisíram)to control (an event, person, or organization) from behind the scenes
Catalan titellaire
  • titellaireperson who uses a puppet
Chinese Mandarin 控制狂
  • 控制狂someone who is manipulative
Czech loutkoherec, loutkář
  • loutkoherecperson who uses a puppet
  • loutkářperson who uses a puppet
Danish dukkespiller, dukkefører
  • dukkespillerperson who uses a puppet
  • dukkeførerperson who uses a puppet
Dutch poppenspeler
  • poppenspelerperson who uses a puppet
Esperanto marionetisto, marionetistino
  • marionetistoperson who uses a puppet
  • marionetistinoperson who uses a puppet
Finnish nukketaiteilija, nukeilla näyttelijä
  • nukketaiteilijaperson who uses a puppet
  • nukeilla näyttelijäperson who uses a puppet
  • nukkemestarisomeone who is manipulative
French marionnettiste, manipulateur
  • marionnettisteperson who uses a puppet
  • manipulateursomeone who is manipulative
German Puppenspieler, Puppenspielerin
  • Puppenspielerperson who uses a puppet
  • Puppenspielerinperson who uses a puppet
Greek μαριονετίστας, κουκλοπαίχτης
  • μαριονετίστας (marionetístas)person who uses a puppet
  • κουκλοπαίχτης (kouklopaíchtis)person who uses a puppet
Hungarian bábjátékos
  • bábjátékosperson who uses a puppet
Indonesian dalang
  • dalangperson who uses a puppet
Irish puipéadóir
  • puipéadóirperson who uses a puppet
Italian burattinaio, burattinaia
  • burattinaioperson who uses a puppet
  • burattinaiaperson who uses a puppet
  • marionettistaperson who uses a puppet
  • puparoperson who uses a puppet
  • manipolatoresomeone who is manipulative
  • burattinaiosomeone who is manipulative
Malay dalang
  • dalangperson who uses a puppet
Māori ringa karetao
  • ringa karetaoperson who uses a puppet
Polish lalkarz, lalkarka
  • lalkarzperson who uses a puppet
  • lalkarkaperson who uses a puppet
  • animatorperson who uses a puppet
  • animatorkaperson who uses a puppet
Portuguese marionetista, fantocheiro
  • marionetistaperson who uses a puppet
  • fantocheiroperson who uses a puppet
Romanian păpușar, marionetist
  • păpușarperson who uses a puppet
  • marionetistperson who uses a puppet
  • marionetistăperson who uses a puppet
  • manipulantsomeone who is manipulative
  • manipulatorsomeone who is manipulative
Russian куклово́д, ку́кольник
  • куклово́д (kuklovód)person who uses a puppet
  • ку́кольник (kúkolʹnik)person who uses a puppet
Slovak bábkar, bábkoherec
  • bábkarperson who uses a puppet
  • bábkoherecperson who uses a puppet
Spanish titiritero, muñequero
  • titiriteroperson who uses a puppet
  • muñequeroperson who uses a puppet
  • marionetistaperson who uses a puppet
  • titeristaperson who uses a puppet
  • titereroperson who uses a puppet
  • titiritearto control (a puppet)
  • titiritearto control (an event, person, or organization) from behind the scenes
Swedish dockspelare, marionettspelare
  • dockspelareperson who uses a puppet
  • marionettspelareperson who uses a puppet
Turkish kuklacı
  • kuklacıperson who uses a puppet
Ukrainian лялька́р
  • лялька́р (ljalʹkár)person who uses a puppet
Welsh pypedwr, pypedwraig
  • pypedwrperson who uses a puppet
  • pypedwraigperson who uses a puppet

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with puppeteer

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Cite this entry
APA

puppeteer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puppeteer

MLA

“puppeteer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puppeteer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puppeteer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puppeteer.

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