| 单词 | puppeteer |
| 释义 | puppeteer (once / 55752 pages) n A puppeteer is a person who works a puppet, making it move and appear to talk. A puppeteer might do this by putting her hand inside the puppet and moving its arms and head. Puppets come in many different shapes, sizes, and styles, and they all need at least one puppeteer to operate them. Marionettes are puppets with strings, attached to parts of their bodies, that are worked from overhead by puppeteers. Hand puppets are manipulated from below, and some giant puppets require several puppeteers to move their limbs and heads. The Middle English root word is popet, "doll," from the Latin word pupa, "doll or girl." WORD FAMILYpuppeteer: puppeteers+/puppet: puppeteer, puppets USAGE EXAMPLESIn the 1950s, he performed as a comedian and puppeteer on the Ray Heatherton children’s show “The Merry Mailman.” New York Times(Dec 01, 2016) But, collaborating with an expert puppeteer, Ms. Basso also helps controls a puppet Penelope, the real star. New York Times(Nov 15, 2016) Tyrone starts as a gray puppet made from an actual tube sock and ends up “larger than life,” manipulated by two puppeteers. New York Times(Nov 09, 2016) n one who operates puppets or marionettes Exp|Hyper Jim Henson United States puppeteer who created a troupe of puppet characters (1936-1990) performer, performing artist an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience |
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