puppeteer

pup·pet·eer

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [puhp-i-teer]
- /ˌpʌp ɪˈtɪər/
- /ˌpʌp.ɪˈtɪər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puhp-i-teer]
- /ˌpʌp ɪˈtɪər/

Definitions of puppeteer word

noun puppeteer a person who manipulates puppets, as in a puppet show. 1
verb without object puppeteer to work as a puppeteer, by making puppets perform. 1
noun puppeteer sb who operates puppets 1
countable noun puppeteer A puppeteer is a person who gives shows using puppets. 0
noun puppeteer a person who manipulates puppets 0
noun puppeteer a person who operates, designs, or costumes puppets, or produces puppet shows 0

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Origin of puppeteer

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; puppet + -eer

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Parts of speech for Puppeteer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Puppeteer

puppeteer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

puppeteer usage trend in Literature

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