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sock puppeteer

sock puppeteer noun: a person who controls a sock puppet (any sense).

Noun

sock puppeteer (plural sock puppeteers)

  1. A person who controls a sock puppet (any sense).
    • It is intent to deceive or to dabble in malicious mischief that sets a sock puppeteer apart from a legitimate user with multiple accounts.2005 December 21, Shelley Powers, "Yo! Sock Puppets!" on Burningbird.net
    • The idea of a sock puppeteer as a minion was an extension of the term that was published in 2000 by U.S. News and World Report.2014, Timothy R. Levine, Encyclopedia of Deception, Vol. II, s.v. Sockpuppetry
    Synonyms:
    sockmaster

Synonyms of sock puppeteer

Forms of sock puppeteer

pluralsock puppeteers
alternative formsockpuppeteer

Origin of sock puppeteer

From sock puppet + -eer, after the model of puppeteer.

Questions about sock puppeteer

What does sock puppeteer mean?
Sock puppeteer means a person who controls a sock puppet (any sense).
What part of speech is sock puppeteer?
Sock puppeteer is a noun.
What is the plural of sock puppeteer?
The plural of sock puppeteer is sock puppeteers.

Words near sock puppeteer in the dictionary

  1. sock links
  2. sock monkey
  3. sock monkeys
  4. sock puppet
  5. sock puppeted
  6. sock puppeteer
  7. sock puppeteers
  8. sock puppeting
  9. sock puppetry
  10. sock puppets
  11. sock yarn

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