puppeteer

person who manipulates a puppet in real time to create the illusion of life
Intangible profession Q2629392
puppeteer
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puppeteer

Summary

puppeteer is a profession[1]. puppeteer draws 528 Wikipedia views per month (profession category, ranking #219 of 1,605).[2]

Key Facts

  • puppeteer's instance of is recorded as profession[3].
  • puppeteer's instance of is recorded as theatrical occupation[4].
  • puppeteer is a type of stage actor[5].
  • puppeteer is a type of performing artist[6].
  • puppeteer's Commons category is recorded as Puppeteers[7].
  • puppeteer's field of this occupation is recorded as puppetry[8].
  • puppeteer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Puppeteers[9].
  • puppeteer's different from is recorded as puppet maker[10].
  • puppeteer's different from is recorded as The Master Puppeteer[11].
  • puppeteer's uses is recorded as hand puppet[12].
  • puppeteer's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'loutkoherečka'}[13].
  • puppeteer's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Puppenspielerin'}[14].
  • puppeteer's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'poppenspeelster'}[15].
  • puppeteer's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'titiritera'}[16].
  • puppeteer's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'marionnettiste'}[17].
  • puppeteer's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'lutkarka'}[18].
  • puppeteer's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'בובנאית'}[19].
  • puppeteer's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'titellaira'}[20].
  • puppeteer's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'ляльківниця'}[21].
  • puppeteer's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'titiritera'}[22].
  • puppeteer's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'محركة دمى'}[23].
  • puppeteer's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'pupteatristino'}[24].
  • puppeteer's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'gl', 'text': 'monicrequeira'}[25].
  • puppeteer's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'burattinaia'}[26].
  • puppeteer's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'marioneteira'}[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include profession[3] and theatrical occupation[4]. Recorded subclass of include stage actor[5] and performing artist[6].

Why It Matters

puppeteer draws 528 Wikipedia views per month (profession category, ranking #219 of 1,605).[2] puppeteer has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] puppeteer is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wepa.unima.org. wepa.unima.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . RKDthesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wepa.unima.org. wepa.unima.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (ed.dixital 2012). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4h ago · JhealdBatch · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isco-08 occupation class 2659
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33377|batch #33377]]: mark isco broader matches (#2a)"
  2. 1d ago · JhealdBatch · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Male form of label {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'محرك دمى'}, {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'burattinaio'}, {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'лялечнік'}
    Instance of
    Uses hand puppet
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33182|batch #33182]]: ESCO occupations, matched in OpenRefine"
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