puppeteer (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *puppeteer*:
NOUN	person	puppeteer	one who operates puppets or marionettes

puppeteer > pronunciation
Sounds	pahpahtiy'r
Rhymes	bier ... weir: 21 rhymes with iyr...

English > *puppeteer*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	One who operates puppets or marionettes.
Instances	Henson, Jim Henson	United States puppeteer who created a troupe of puppet characters (1936-1990)
Broader	performer, performing artist	An entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
Spanish	guiñolista, marionetista, titiritero
Catalan	titellaire
Nouns	puppet	a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body
Nouns	puppet	a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer

HyperDic: puppeteer