Definition of puppet

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Puppet (n.) One controlled in his action by the will of another; a tool; -- so used in contempt.

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Poppet :: Poppet (n.) See Puppet.
Puppet :: Puppet (n.) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.
Drollery :: Drollery (n.) A puppet show; also, a puppet..
Termagant :: Termagant (n.) An imaginary being supposed by the Christians to be a Mohammedan deity or false god. He is represented in the ancient moralities, farces, and puppet shows as extremely vociferous and tumultous..
Punch :: Punch (n.) The buffoon or harlequin of a puppet show.
Mawmet :: Mawmet (n.) A puppet; a doll; originally, an idol, because in the Middle Ages it was generally believed that the Mohammedans worshiped images representing Mohammed..
Popelote :: Popelote (n.) A word variously explained as a little puppet, a little doll, or a young butterfly. Cf. Popet..
Wire-pulling :: Wire-pulling (n.) The act of pulling the wires, as of a puppet; hence, secret influence or management, especially in politics; intrigue..
Marionette :: Marionette (n.) A puppet moved by strings, as in a puppet show..
Popet :: Popet (n.) A puppet.
Puppetry :: Puppetry (n.) Action or appearance resembling that of a puppet, or puppet show; hence, mere form or show; affectation..
Vanity :: Vanity (n.) One of the established characters in the old moralities and puppet shows. See Morality, n., 5..
Punchinello :: Punchinello (n.) A punch; a buffoon; originally, in a puppet show, a character represented as fat, short, and humpbacked..
Fantoccini :: Fantoccini (n. pl.) Puppets caused to perform evolutions or dramatic scenes by means of machinery; also, the representations in which they are used..
Puppet :: Puppet (n.) A similar figure moved by the hand or by a wire in a mock drama; a marionette; a wooden actor in a play.
Puppetman :: Puppetman (n.) A master of a puppet show.
Droll :: Droll (n.) Something exhibited to raise mirth or sport, as a puppet, a farce, and the like..
Jack-a-lent :: "Jack-a-lent (n.) A small stuffed puppet to be pelted in Lent; hence, a simple fellow..
Doll :: Doll (n.) A child's puppet; a toy baby for a little girl.
Puppet :: Puppet (n.) One controlled in his action by the will of another; a tool; -- so used in contempt.
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