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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

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

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

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun one who operates puppets or marionettes

Etymologies

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puppet +‎ -eer

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