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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French marionnette. The word originally meant a small statue of the Virgin Mary, then also a puppet of her used in religious theatrical presentations, finally generalised to any puppet.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
marionette (plural marionettes)
- A puppet, usually made of wood, which is animated by the pulling of strings.
- 1885 — Gilbert and Sullivan, The Mikado
- If you think we are worked by strings,
- Like a Japanese marionette,
- You don't understand these things:
- It is simply Court etiquette.
- 1885 — Gilbert and Sullivan, The Mikado
- (obsolete) The buffel duck.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
string puppet
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Verb[edit]
marionette (third-person singular simple present marionettes, present participle marionetting, simple past and past participle marionetted)
- (transitive) To control (somebody) as if they were a puppet; to manipulate.
See also[edit]
marionette on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Marionettes in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
- manipulator
Anagrams[edit]
Interlingua[edit]
Noun[edit]
marionette (plural marionettes)
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
marionette f
- plural of marionetta
Anagrams[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Noun[edit]
marionette f (plural marionettes)
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