titiritero
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /titiɾiˈteɾo/ [t̪i.t̪i.ɾiˈt̪e.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: ti‧ti‧ri‧te‧ro
Noun
titiritero m (plural titiriteros, feminine titiritera, feminine plural titiriteras)
- (literally) puppeteer
- (figurative) puppetmaster, puppet master, puppeteer (an expert at manipulation and exercising said ability)
- tightrope walker
- Synonym: volatinero
Further reading
- “titiritero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024