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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This year, the company opened the doors of its Queens workshop to public tours for the first time, allowing fans to meet a puppet builder, see a puppetry demonstration and take photos and videos with beloved and iconic characters. Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 25 May 2026 California, and Hollywood in particular, has a rich puppetry tradition. Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 Set entirely in a swamp and heavy on inventive puppetry, this chunk evokes the kid-friendly Amblin adventure movies of the ’80s. David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026 The film draws visual and cultural parallels between the two places – firemen in Taishan mirrored by firemen in Turin, shadow puppetry in Taishan echoed by shadow puppetry in the film museum. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for puppetry

Word History

First Known Use

1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 29 May. 2026.

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