puppet Definition
pup·pet (pup′ət)
noun
- Obsolete a doll
- 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
- 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
puppet Synonyms
puppet
n.
puppet Usage Examples
Converse of object
- childrens: These rabbits childrens hand puppets from Manhattan Toy make a perfect gift for your children.
- manipulate: The fairies appeared in disturbing form as hooded figures manipulating hand puppets and porcelain dolls with grotesque and menacingly blank faces.
Adjective modifier
- Javanese: Parallel activities ( for example on Javanese shadow puppets ) can be arranged in the Pitt Rivers Museum.
- charming: Perhaps it was the charming puppet that magically came to life on your mother's hand.
- naughty: His energy and love of words captivated us all, particularly when mixed in with magic tricks and naughty puppets, such as Hamilton!
- pop-up: Pop-up puppets are a fun way to play peek-a-boo with a child or hide and seek.
- mere: The judges in the courts, he submits, are thereby shown to be mere puppets of the government.
- giant: We started the day with a visit to the old bike shop where some of the latest giant carnival puppets are stored.
Modifies a noun
- theater: In the evening we visit Hanoi's famed water puppet theater.
- theater: It makes me feel as tho I am going on stage, but rather a puppet theater than a real stage.
- regime: The US appears unlikely to make the Soviet mistake of installing a puppet regime in Kabul.
- ruler: He was the puppet ruler the tetrarch of the region of Galilee and Perea, within the Roman Empire.
- making: It was also interesting to see the students ' completed work in mask and puppet making.
- master: Did your Socialist party puppet masters say you had to do this?
Noun used with modifier
- finger: We stock an extensive range of children's finger puppets.
- glove: Sooty's Disco Party A glove puppet who has been on British TV screens for almost forty years.
- shadow: The sun pushes his way through the trees making shadow puppets on the lakes water.
- hand: Support workers armed with hand puppets share stories about Little Turtle.
- dragon: We had to be very careful of the highly flammable dragon puppets.
- sock: Reagan reinvented himself as a senile old sock puppet - well perhaps that wasn't so much of reinvention.
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