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1. (n.) puppet
a usu. small, doll-like figure representing a human being or an animal, manipulated by the hand or by rods, wires, etc.
2. puppet
a person, group, or government whose actions are prompted and controlled by another or others.
3. puppet
a small doll.
Etymology: (1350–1400; earlier poppet, ME popet, appar. alter. of MLG poppe doll < LL puppa, L pūpa doll; see -et)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) puppet, marionette
a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
2. (noun) creature, tool, puppet
a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
3. (noun) puppet
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
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1. (noun) puppet
a toy like an animal or person that moves when you pull a string or move your hand inside it
a hand puppet
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) puppet
a small image in the human form; a doll
2. (noun) puppet
a similar figure moved by the hand or by a wire in a mock drama; a marionette; a wooden actor in a play
3. (noun) puppet
one controlled in his action by the will of another; a tool; -- so used in contempt
4. (noun) puppet
the upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe
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Sense: a doll that can be moved eg by wires, or by putting the hand inside the body.
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 Afrikaans: marionet |
 Arabic: دُمْيَه مُتَحَرِّكَه |
 Bulgarian: кукла |
 Brazilian: fantoche |
 Czech: loutka |
 German: die Marionette |
 Danish: marionetdukke |
 Greek: μαριονέτα |
 Spanish: títere, marioneta |
 Estonian: (näite)nukk |
 Farsi: عروسک خیمه شب بازی |
 Finnish: nukke |
 French: marionnette |
 Hebrew: בּוּבָּה |
 Hindi: .पुतलीपुतली |
 Hungarian: báb(ú) |
 Indonesian: boneka tali |
 Icelandic: (leik)brúða |
 Italian: burattino, marionetta |
 Japanese: あやつり人形 |
 Korean: 꼭두각시 인형 |
 Lithuanian: lėlė, marionetė |
 Latvian: marionete; lelle |
 Malay: boneka |
 Dutch: speelpop |
 Norwegian: marionett, dokke |
 Polish: kukiełka |
 Persian: عروسک خیمه شب بازی |
 Pashto: نانځكه،لوبته |
 Portuguese: fantoche |
 Romanian: păpuşă; marionetă |
 Russian: марионетка |
 Slovak: bábka |
 Slovenian: lutka |
 Serbian: marioneta |
 Swedish: docka, marionett |
 Thai: หุ่นกระบอก |
 Turkish: kukla |
 Taiwanese: 木偶 |
 Ukrainian: маріонетка; лялька |
 Urdu: کٹھ پتلي، گڑيا |
 Vietnamese: con rối |
 Chinese: 木偶 |
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