puppetry

noun

pup·​pet·​ry ˈpə-pə-trē How to pronounce puppetry (audio)
plural puppetries
1
: the production or creation of puppets or puppet shows
2
: the art of manipulating puppets

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Filled with incredible puppetry and creepy creatures, the dark cinematic treat is a perfect addition to your Halloween film fest. Lia Beck, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024 Its depiction of all the characters and creatures in the world through puppetry. Ollie Barder, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024 It was so brilliantly conceived, like puppetry, but at an immense scale. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024 Speaking of tech-savvy, Watts wanted to embrace both high and low tech, from The Volume to puppetry to stop-motion to models to a matte painting (under the VFX supervision of John Knoll, executive creative director of Lucasfilm). Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for puppetry 

Word History

First Known Use

1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of puppetry was in 1528

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“Puppetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puppetry. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

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