2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
puppet
n 1: a small figure of a person operated from above with strings
by a puppeteer [syn: {marionette}]
2: a person who 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
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