Marionette Definition

mărē-ə-nĕt

marionettes

noun

marionettes

A puppet or little jointed figure made to look like a person or animal and moved by strings or wires from above, often on a miniature stage.

Webster's New World

(zoology) The buffel duck.

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Synonyms:

verb

To control (somebody) as if they were a puppet; to manipulate.

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Other Word Forms of Marionette

Singular:

marionette

Plural:

marionettes

French marionnette from Old French musical instrument diminutive of mariole , the Virgin Mary (influenced by the name Marion) from diminutive of Marie Mary from Late Latin Maria Mary¹

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
French marionnette. One of the first figures to be made into a marionette was the Virgin Mary, hence the name.

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