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Puppet - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Puppet : (noun)
1: a small figure of a person operated from above with strings
by a puppeteer [syn: marionette]
2: a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform
unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else [syn: creature,
tool]
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
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Puppet : \Pup"pet\, n. [OE. popet, OF. poupette; akin to F.
poup['e]e a doll, probably from L. puppa, pupa, a girl, doll,
puppet. Cf. Poupeton, Pupa, Pupil, Puppy.] [Written
also poppet.]
1. A small image in the human form; a doll.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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