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plural puppeteers
A person who uses a puppet. examples
(figurative) Someone 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. examples
third-person singular simple present puppeteers, present participle puppeteering, simple past and past participle puppeteered
(transitive) To control a puppet. examples
(transitive) To control a person, event, or organisation from behind the scenes. examples