puppeteer

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˌpʌpɪˈtɪə/    美 /ˌpʌpəˈtɪ(ə)ɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who uses a puppet.
  2. 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. figuratively
动词 v.
  1. To control (a puppet). transitive
  2. To control (an event, person, or organization) from behind the scenes. figuratively,transitive

词形变化

puppeteers plural puppeteers present,singular,third-person puppeteering participle,present puppeteered participle,past puppeteered past

词汇关系

衍生词
puppeteering sock puppeteer
相关词
organ grinder the organ grinder, not the monkey

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English puppet
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -ārius
Old French -ier
Middle French -ierder.
English -eer
English puppeteer
From puppet + -eer.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English puppet
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -ārius
Old French -ier
Middle French -ierder.
English -eer
English puppeteer
From puppet + -eer.
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