Jim Henson

5 3.6

An American puppeteer and filmmaker best known for creating the Muppets

proper noun
/dʒɪm ˈhɛnsən/

: Jim Henson

The legendary puppeteer Jim Henson created the Muppets.

Examples

Jim Henson revolutionized children's television with characters like Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.
Many documentaries have explored the life and work of Jim Henson.
Jim Henson was honored posthumously for his contributions to entertainment and the arts.
Did Jim Henson really create Big Bird?
Jim Henson revolutionized children's television with characters like Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.
Jim Henson was honored posthumously for his contributions to entertainment and the arts.
Many documentaries have explored the life and work of Jim Henson.

Surface Forms

Jim Henson main

Morphology

Jim + Henson

This is a proper name referring to a specific individual; the identity and biographical information (creator of the Muppets, puppeteer, filmmaker) are not deducible from the constituent name tokens 'Jim' and 'Henson'. Proper names are arbitrary labels rather than compositional phrases, so a B1 learner who only knows the parts would not be able to infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Jim Henson is the name of an American puppeteer and filmmaker who created the Muppets. Think of Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, his famous puppet characters, and you can see why his name means 'the creator of the Muppets' and a key figure in children's television.