sock puppeteer

See also: sockpuppeteer

English

Alternative forms

• sockpuppeteer

Etymology

From sock puppet +‎ -eer, after the model of puppeteer.

Noun

sock puppeteer (plural sock puppeteers)

1. A person who controls a sock puppet (any sense).

   Synonym: sockmaster

   • 2005 December 21, Shelley Powers, "Yo! Sock Puppets!" on Burningbird.net:

     It is intent to deceive or to dabble in malicious mischief that sets a sock puppeteer apart from a legitimate user with multiple accounts.

   • 2014, Timothy R. Levine, Encyclopedia of Deception, Vol. II, s.v. Sockpuppetry:

     The idea of a sock puppeteer as a minion was an extension of the term that was published in 2000 by U.S. News and World Report.

Further reading

• sockpuppet (Internet) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia