puppeteer

noun/ˌpʌpəˈtɪr/

Frequency rank: #18,874 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a person who operates and performs with puppets.

Illustration for the English word “puppeteer”

Example sentence

The skilled puppeteer made the wooden marionette seem completely alive on stage.

Synonyms & related words

More words in ranks 18,801–18,900