Puppet - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpʌpɪt|
Brit.
|ˈpʌpɪt|
noun
- a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer (syn: marionette)
- a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else (syn: creature, tool)
- a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers
- a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else (syn: creature, tool)
- a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers
Extra examples
...gave her a puppet with strings for a gift...
The government is in danger of becoming a mere puppet of the military.
The children were spellbound by the puppet show.
Our mayor is a puppet to a corrupt and powerful camarilla.
Word forms
noun
singular: puppet
plural: puppets
singular: puppet
plural: puppets
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