# puppeteer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌpʌpɪˈtɪə/ · frequency rank #47,853

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From puppet + -eer.

## Common misspellings (11)
`ppupeteer`, `ppuppeteer`, `pupepteer`, `pupeteer`, `puppeeter`, `puppeteerr`, `puppeter`, `puppetere`, `puppetteer`, `puppteeer`, `upppeteer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/puppeteer