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puppet

/ˈpʌpɪt/noun2 syllables

Puppet means: a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else.

Synonyms for puppet3

noun, as in a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

noun, as in a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer

marionette

What does puppet mean?3

noun

1

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

2

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

3

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Puppet in a sentence

  • This world has a lot of puppet masters, and they all want different things.rul
  • I feel like a puppet, with strings pulled by unseen forces.Nuel
  • Whether male or female, humans are nothing more than soulless meat puppets.DJ_Saidez
  • I have lived a life of a puppet of fortune.unknown
  • I am going to the puppet theatre with my nephew.Ioan_Cristian
  • A puppet does not know that it is being controlled.marshmallowcat
  • A puppet doesn't know that it is being manipulated.shea
  • Boldi's expensive puppet was left unattended on a table in the cafeteria.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of puppet

as a noun

plural
puppets