Meanings
plural sock puppeteers · alternative sockpuppeteer
- A person who controls a sock puppet (any sense).
The idea of a sock puppeteer as a minion was an extension of the term that was published in 2000 by U.S. News and World Report.
2014, Timothy R. Levine, Encyclopedia of Deception, Vol. II, s.v. Sockpuppetry1 more example
It is intent to deceive or to dabble in malicious mischief that sets a sock puppeteer apart from a legitimate user with multiple accounts.
2005 December 21, Shelley Powers, "Yo! Sock Puppets!" on Burningbird.netSynonyms: sockmaster
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who controls a sock puppet (any sense).
Origin
From sock puppet + -eer, after the model of puppeteer.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
sock puppeteer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sock%20puppeteer
“sock puppeteer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sock%20puppeteer. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sock puppeteer,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sock%20puppeteer.
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