puppet
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/ˈpʌpɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈpʌpɪt/
a toy that looks like a person or animal and can be moved by strings or by putting your hand inside it
The child played with a string puppet that danced when she pulled the strings
子供は紐で操る人形で遊び、紐を引っ張ると人形が踊りました
a person or group that is controlled by someone else and does what they say
The leader was just a puppet who followed orders from the real power behind him
その指導者は単なる操り人形で、背後にいる真の権力者の命令に従っていました