puppet
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English popet, probably from, though attested earlier than, Middle French poupette, diminutive of poupée (cf. also Medieval Latin *pupata), ultimately derived from Latin pupa (“doll, puppet; girl”). The nominal form first appears c. 1531, and the verbal form c. 1635. See also puppy.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]puppet (plural puppets)
- Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
- (figuratively) A person, country, etc, controlled by another.
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- These men , from no worse motive that could be discovered than a thirst after knowledge beyond their sphere , committed burglary upon the barn in which the puppets had been consigned to repose
- (obsolete) A poppet; a small image in the human form; a doll.
- (engineering) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.
Synonyms
[edit]- (a person directed by another): monkey (with reference to organ grinders)
Verb
[edit]puppet (third-person singular simple present puppets, present participle puppeting, simple past and past participle puppeted)
- (transitive, also figuratively) To control or manipulate like a puppet.
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]movable model of a person or animal
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doll — see doll
person or country controlled by another
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