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puppet |
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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