puppet

Meaning

Noun

1. Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
2. A person, country, etc, controlled by another.
3. (obsolete) A poppet; a small image in the human form; a doll.
4. The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.

Verb

To control or manipulate like a puppet.

Hyphenated as

pup‧pet

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpʌpɪt/

Etymology

From Middle English popet, probably from, though attested earlier than, Middle French poupette, diminutive of poupée (cf. also Medieval Latin *pupata), ultimately derived from Latin pupa (“doll, puppet; girl”). The nominal form first appears c. 1531, and the verbal form c. 1635. See also puppy.

Sentences

Do you just want a puppet , a figurehead ?