puppet

puppet
pup|pet [ `pʌpıt ] noun count
1. ) a small model of a person or animal that you can move by pulling wires or strings, or by putting your hand inside it:
Most kids love puppet shows.
2. ) a person or government that a more powerful person or government supports and controls:
The country was regarded as a U.S. puppet.
a puppet regime

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • Puppet — Pup pet, n. [OE. popet, OF. poupette; akin to F. poup[ e]e a doll, probably from L. puppa, pupa, a girl, doll, puppet. Cf. {Poupeton}, {Pupa}, {Pupil}, {Puppy}.] [Written also {poppet}.] 1. A small image in the human form; a doll. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • puppet — [pup′ət] n. [ME popet < OFr poupette, dim. of * poupe < VL * puppa < L pupa, girl, doll: see PUPA] 1. Obs. a doll 2. a small, usually jointed figure, as of a human being, moved, usually in a puppet show on a small stage, by manipulating… …   English World dictionary

  • puppet — (n.) 1520s (implied in puppetry), from O.Fr. poupette, dim. of poupée doll (13c.), from V.L. *puppa, from L. pupa girl, doll (see PUPIL (Cf. pupil) (1)). Metaphoric extension to person whose actions are manipulated by another first recorded 1540s …   Etymology dictionary

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  • puppet — ► NOUN 1) a movable model of a person or animal, moved either by strings or by a hand inside it, used to entertain. 2) a person under the control of another. DERIVATIVES puppeteer noun puppetry noun. ORIGIN later form of POPPET(Cf. ↑poppet …   English terms dictionary

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  • puppet — noun 1 model of a person/animal ADJECTIVE ▪ finger, glove (BrE), hand, shadow, sock ▪ wooden VERB + PUPPET ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

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