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puppet master

puppet master noun: a person who entertains with, or operates puppets; a puppeteer.

Noun

puppet master (plural puppet masters)

  1. A person who entertains with, or operates puppets; a puppeteer.
    Synonyms:
    puppeteer
  2. (broadly, figuratively) A person who controls other people or events.
    • Puppet-masters were making us all jump and bray, Malik Solanka fretted. While we marionettes dance, who is yanking our strings?2001, Salman Rushdie, Fury: A Novel, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 8

Synonyms of puppet master

Forms of puppet master

pluralpuppet masters

Origin of puppet master

* puppetmaster

Questions about puppet master

What does puppet master mean?
Puppet master means a person who entertains with, or operates puppets; a puppeteer.
What part of speech is puppet master?
Puppet master is a noun.
What is the plural of puppet master?
The plural of puppet master is puppet masters.

Words near puppet master in the dictionary

  1. puppet army
  2. puppet government
  3. puppet governments
  4. puppet leader
  5. puppet leaders
  6. puppet master
  7. puppet masters
  8. puppet regime
  9. puppet regimes
  10. puppet ruler
  11. puppet rulers

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