Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puppeteer

/ˌpʌpəˈtɪ(ə)ɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
pup-pet-eer
IPA
/ˌpʌpəˈtɪ(ə)ɹ/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who uses a puppet.

noun

Someone who is manipulative and thus able to get people to do what they want or to make events develop in the way they want in a puppet-like manner.

verb

To control (a puppet).

Transitive verb

verb

To control (an event, person, or organization) from behind the scenes.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English puppet Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English puppeteer From puppet + -eer.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌpʌpəˈtɪ(ə)ɹ/
  • British English: /ˌpʌpɪˈtɪə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

puppeteers (plural) puppeteers (present, singular) puppeteering (participle, present) puppeteered (participle, past) puppeteered (past)

Derived Forms

puppeteering

Phrases

sock puppeteer organ grinder the organ grinder, not the monkey

Frequently Paired Words

organ grinder the organ grinder, not the monkey

Synonyms

puppet master

Rhymes With

here we're hear ear tier weir seer sight-seer overhear keir bier buccaneer

Questions

How do you pronounce puppeteer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpʌpəˈtɪ(ə)ɹ/.
What does puppeteer mean?
A person who uses a puppet.
Where does puppeteer come from?
Etymology tree English puppet Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English puppeteer From puppet + -eer.

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