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puppet

DEFINITIONS OF: puppet

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

Synonyms:
marionette
Type of:
figure
a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)

n 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

Types:
glove doll, glove puppet, hand puppet
a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand
Type of:
doll, dolly
a small replica of a person; used as a toy

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

Synonyms:
creature, tool
Type of:
slave
a person who is owned by someone
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