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pup·pet (pup′ət)

noun

  1. Obsolete 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 with the hands, by pulling attached strings or wires, or by rods
  3. a person whose actions, ideas, etc. are controlled by another

Etymology: ME popet < OFr poupette, dim. of *poupe < VL *puppa < L pupa, girl, doll: see pupa

adjective

designating or of a state or nation that is ostensibly independent but is actually controlled by another

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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