We don't have synonyms for puppeteers yet — it may be a rare, specialized, newly coined, or misspelled word. The closest thesaurus entries we have are puppeteer.
(n) :
(figurative) 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.
(v) :
(figurative) To control (an event, person, or organization) from behind the scenes.
(n) :
(figurative) 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.
(v) :
(figurative) To control (an event, person, or organization) from behind the scenes.