puppet
noun /ˈpʌpɪt/
/ˈpʌpɪt/
- a model of a person or an animal that can be made to move, for example by pulling strings attached to parts of its body or by putting your hand inside it. A puppet with strings is also called a marionette.
enlarge image- a hand puppet
- a puppet show
Extra ExamplesTopics Games and toysc1- How do you work these puppets?
- a puppet controlled by strings
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- finger
- glove
- hand
- …
- manipulate
- work
- make
- …
- play
- show
- theatre/theater
- …
- (usually disapproving) a person or group whose actions are controlled by another
- The occupying forces set up a puppet government.
- The king was a mere puppet of the mayor.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- mere
- control
- manipulate
- government
- king
- regime
- …
Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting a doll): later form of poppet, generally having a more unfavourable connotation.