Puppeteer

/ˌpʌpɪˈtɪr/ noun

Definition

A person who operates puppets, or someone who manipulates others from behind the scenes.

Etymology

From 'puppet' (from French 'poupette', diminutive of 'poupée' meaning doll) + suffix '-eer' indicating a person who works with something. The controlling sense developed from the literal manipulation of puppet strings.

Kelly Says

The art of puppeteering exists in virtually every culture worldwide, from Japanese Bunraku to Indonesian shadow puppets, suggesting something fundamental about human storytelling. The metaphorical 'puppeteer' reflects our understanding that visible actors may have invisible controllers.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ብራውና ተዋናይ
bra-u-na-te-wa-na-y
ARالعربية
عامل الدمى
a-mil-al-dum-ma
BNবাংলা
পুতুল নাচ
pu-tul-nach
CACatalà
titellaire
/ti.te.lɛː/
CSČeština
loutkář
/ˈloutkaːr̝/
DADansk
dukkefører
/ˈdɶɡəˌfœˀɐ/
DEDeutsch
Puppenspieler
/ˈpʊ.pən.ʃpiː.lɐ/
ELΕλληνικά
κουκλοπαίκτης
ku-klo-pa-ik-tis
ESEspañol
titiritero
ti-ti-ri-te-ro
FAفارسی
عروسک گردان
a-ru-sak-ger-da-n
FISuomi
nukketeatterin ohjaaja
/ˈnuk.ke.te.ɑt.er.in ˈo.hjɑː.jɑ/
FRFrançais
marionnettiste
/ma.ʁjɔ.nɛ.tist/
GUGU
પુતળી ભાત
pu-ta-lee-bha-at
HAHA
mai wasan kwa-kwa
ma-i-wa-san-kwa-kwa
HEעברית
בובנאי
bov-na-i
HIहिन्दी
पुतली निर्देशक
pu-ta-lee-nir-desh-ak
HUMagyar
bábjátékos
/ˈbaːb.jaː.teː.koʃ/
IDBahasa Indonesia
dalang
da-lang
IGIG
onye na-eme ihe nkiri
o-nye-na-e-me-i-he-nki-ri
ITItaliano
burattinaio
/burat.tiˈnɑː.jo/
JA日本語
人形遣い
nin-gyo-tsu-kai
KKKK
кукольник
ku-kol-nik
KMKM
អ្នកលេងល្បែង
nek-leung-lbaeng
KO한국어
인형 조종사
in-hyung-jo-jong-sa
MRMR
पुतळी निर्देशक
pu-ta-lee-nir-desh-ak
MSBahasa Melayu
pengendali boneka
pe-ngen-da-li-bo-ne-ka
MYမြန်မာ
ပူးတွဲကစားသူ
pu-te-ka-sa-thu
NLNederlands
poppenkastspeler
/ˈpɔ.pə(n).kɑst.speː.lər/
NONorsk
dukkespiller
/ˈdʉ̀k.kə.spɪl.lər/
PAPA
ਪੁਤਲੀ ਨਿਰਦੇਸ਼ਕ
pu-ta-lee-nir-desh-ak
PLPolski
lalkarz
/ˈlalkaʂ/
PTPortuguês
marionetista
ma-ri-o-ne-tis-ta
RORomână
păpușar
/pəˈpu.ʃar/
RUРусский
кукольник
ku-kol-nik
SVSvenska
dockspelare
/dɔkː.spɛl.ɑː.rɛ/
SWKiswahili
mchezaji wa vinyago
m-che-za-ji-wa-vi-nya-go
TAதமிழ்
கையாலாக்கப் பாவை கூத்து
kai-ya-la-ak-ka-pa-vai-ku-thu
TEతెలుగు
బొమ్మల కళాకారుడు
bom-ma-la-ka-la-ka-ru-du
THไทย
คนควบคุมหุ่น
kon-ku-bat-hun
TLTL
manunudyong ng mga pamayanan
ma-nu-nu-dyong-ng-mga-pa-ma-ya-nan
TRTürkçe
kukla oyuncusu
ku-kla-oy-un-ju-su
UKУкраїнська
лялькар
lyal-kar
URاردو
گڑیا ساز
gud-ya-saaz
VITiếng Việt
người điều khiển búp bê
ngu-oi-dieu-khien-bup-be
YOYO
oludari awọn eré
o-lu-da-ri-a-won-e-re
ZH中文
木偶演员
mu-ou-yan-yuan
ZUZU
umdlali wezinhlayiyana
u-md-la-li-we-zin-hla-ya-na

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