puppet master en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
* puppetmaster
Meanings
- A person who entertains with, or operates puppets; a puppeteer.
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(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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| puppet masters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |