"puppeteer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: puppeteer [singular], puppeteers [plural]
Etymology: puppet + -eer Etymology templates: {{word parts|puppet|-eer}} puppet + -eer Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A puppeteer is someone who controls puppets.
    Sense id: simple-puppeteer-en-noun-TsddAWx9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -eer
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