noun
foot puppeteer (bunraku)
In bunraku, the puppeteer who operates the puppet's legs and feet, working in coordination with the main puppeteer (主遣い) and left-hand puppeteer (左遣い).
See also: 三人遣い
三人遣いでは、足遣いが人形の足を動かす。
In three-person puppetry, the foot puppeteer moves the puppet's feet.
左遣い operates the left hand, whereas 足遣い operates the feet.
Compound of 足 (foot) and 遣い (user, handler). The term is specific to bunraku puppetry.