marionnette

Definitions of marionnette
  1. noun
    a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
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    type of:
    figure, représentation, silhouette
    a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
  2. noun
    a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
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    type of:
    esclave
    a person who is owned by someone
  3. 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
    synonyms: guignol
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    type of:
    poupée
    a small replica of a person; used as a toy
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