titiritero

Spanish

Etymology

From títere +‎ -ero.

Noun

titiritero m (plural titiriteros, feminine titiritera, feminine plural titiriteras)

1. (literally) puppeteer
2. (figurative) puppetmaster, puppet master, puppeteer (an expert at manipulation and exercising said ability)
3. tightrope walker

   Synonym: volatinero

Further reading

• “titiritero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014