puppeteer

Plural: puppeteers

Noun

one who operates puppets or marionettes
A person who uses a puppet.
Someone who is manipulative and thus able to get people to do what they want or to make events develop in the way they want in a puppet-like manner.

Verb

To control (a puppet).
To control (an event, person, or organization) from behind the scenes.

Origin / Etymology

From puppet + -eer.

Synonyms

puppet master

Scrabble Score: 15

puppeteer: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
puppeteer: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
puppeteer: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

puppeteer: valid Words With Friends Word