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puppet masters

puppet masters is the plural of puppet master.

Meaning of puppet master

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

Questions about puppet masters

What is puppet masters the plural of?
Puppet masters is the plural of puppet master.

Words near puppet masters in the dictionary

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

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