puppet

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. (figuratively) 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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpʌpɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: popet

In summary

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.

Synonyms

doll

marionette

dummy

figure

stooge

tool

effigy

statue

dolly

glove puppet

front man agent

private agent personal agent

staw-man

straw-man

fantoccini

front man

moppet

creature

wooden image

hand puppet

jumping jack

lay figure

manikin

manipulation

portrait

quisling

replica

robot

🤖

vestal virgin

wimp

glove doll

Punch-and-Judy show

doll-like

child

🧒

Translations

marionnette

Marionette

burattino

títere

muñeco

Puppe

marionete

poupée

marioneta

marionetta

pop

bambola

fantoche

marionet

marionetka

Sentences

Do you just want a puppet , a figurehead ?