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PUPPET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("puppet" is a kind of...):
doll; dolly (a small replica of a person; used as a toy)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "puppet"):
glove doll; glove puppet; hand puppet (a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand)
Derivation:
puppeteer (one who operates puppets or marionettes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
Synonyms:
marionette; puppet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("puppet" is a kind of...):
figure (a model of a bodily form (especially of a person))
Derivation:
puppeteer (one who operates puppets or marionettes)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("puppet" is a kind of...):
slave (a person who is owned by someone)
