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puppeteer

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As a noun, puppeteer means a person who uses a puppet. As a verb, it means control a person, event, or organisation.

Meanings of puppeteer

4 meanings

noun

  1. A person who uses a puppet.

  2. figurativeSomeone who is manipulative and thus able to get people to do what they want or events to develop in the way they want, respectively, in a puppet-like manner.

  3. One who operates puppets or marionettesperson

verb

  1. To control a person, event, or organisation.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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