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puppeteer

puppeteer

English

Noun

puppeteer (plural puppeteers)

  1. A person who uses a puppet.
  2. (figuratively) Someone who is manipulative and able to get others to do what they want in a puppet-like manner.

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Verb

puppeteer (third-person singular simple present puppeteers, present participle puppeteering, simple past and past participle puppeteered)

  1. To control a person or organisation.