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Definition of puppets - 3 dictionary results
pup⋅pet
[puhp-it] 
–noun
| 1. | an artificial figure representing a human being or an animal, manipulated by the hand, rods, wires, etc., as on a miniature stage. Compare hand puppet, marionette. |
| 2. | a person, group, government, etc., whose actions are prompted and controlled by another or others. |
| 3. | a small doll. |
| 4. | Machinery. poppethead. |
Origin:
1350–1400; earlier poppet, ME popet, appar. alter. of MLG poppe doll < LL puppa, L pūpa doll; see -et
1350–1400; earlier poppet, ME popet, appar. alter. of MLG poppe doll < LL puppa, L pūpa doll; see -et
Related forms:
pup⋅pet⋅like, adjective
Synonyms:
2. pawn, figurehead, instrument.
2. pawn, figurehead, instrument.
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Link To puppets
| pup·pet (pŭp'ĭt) n.
[Middle English poppet, doll, possibly from Anglo-Norman poppe, doll; see puppy.] |
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