puppet
/ˈpʌpɪt/
noun
- A small model of a person or animal that you move by pulling strings or putting your hand inside it, used for entertainment.
- The puppet show told the story of a brave little mouse.
- She made a simple hand puppet out of a sock and some buttons.
- The children laughed as the puppet danced across the stage.
- A person or group that is controlled by someone else and does what they are told.
- The new manager was just a puppet for the company's real owner.
- Many people felt the president had become a puppet of the military.
- The rebels accused the government of being a puppet of foreign powers.
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