这位木偶师用绳子操控着木偶的动作。

The ___puppeteer controls the puppet's movements with strings.

公司的副总裁其实只是个傀儡，真正的决策都由那个幕后的操纵者掌控。

The company's vice president is just a puppet, with the real decisions being made by the hidden ___puppeteer.