Definitions for puppet
ˈpʌp ɪtpup·pet

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. puppet, marionette(noun)

   a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer

2. creature, tool, puppet(noun)

   a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

3. puppet(noun)

   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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. puppet(Noun)

   Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings, rods or in the form of a glove.

2. puppet(Noun)

   A person, country, etc, controlled by another.

Origin: From poupette.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Puppet(noun)

   a small image in the human form; a doll

2. Puppet(noun)

   a similar figure moved by the hand or by a wire in a mock drama; a marionette; a wooden actor in a play

3. Puppet(noun)

   one controlled in his action by the will of another; a tool; -- so used in contempt

4. Puppet(noun)

   the upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe

Origin: [OE. popet, OF. poupette; akin to F. poupe a doll, probably from L. puppa, pupa, a girl, doll, puppet. Cf. Poupeton, Pupa, Pupil, Puppy.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Puppet

   A puppet is an inanimate object or representational figure animated or manipulated by an entertainer, who is called a puppeteer. It is used in puppetry, which is a very ancient form of theatre. There are many different varieties of puppets, and they are made of a wide range of materials, depending on their form and intended use. They can be extremely complex or very simple in their construction.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Puppet

   pup′et, n. a small doll or image moved by wires in a show: a marionette: one who acts just as another tells him.—ns. Pupp′etry, finery, affectation: a puppet-show; Pupp′et-show, -play, a mock show or drama performed by puppets; Pupp′et-valve, a valve like a pot-lid attached to a rod, and used in steam-engines for covering an opening. [O. Fr. poupette, dim. from L. pupa.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. puppet

   A type of toy or product in the model of an animal or human created and designed in various colors, materials, shapes, sizes and styles used in a form of theatre or to entertain.

   We bought our cousins a puppet each for Christmas and they love to put on a puppet show for their parents and friends on the dark Winter evenings.

   Submitted by anonymous on November 9, 2015  

How to pronounce puppet?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say puppet in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of puppet in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of puppet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of puppet in a Sentence

1. Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic:

   I am refusing to be your puppet.

2. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   A man is a puppet in the hands of time and change.

3. Pavel Kuznetsov:

   We've come out here to demonstrate against the puppet elections.

4. Alan Moore:

   We're all puppets, Laurie. I'm just a puppet who can see the strings.

5. Yuyan Luo:

   Almost all babies look really concerned when they see the puppet violence.

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