puppeteer

Etymology

puppet + -eer

noun

  1. A person who uses a puppet.
  2. (figurative) Someone who is manipulative and thus able to get people to do what they want or events to develop in the way they want, respectively, in a puppet-like manner.

verb

  1. To control a person, event, or organisation.

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