puppet
🇺🇸
/ˈpʌpɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈpʌpɪt/
noun
R
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
R
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
translation
a toy that looks like a person or animal and can be moved by strings or by putting your hand inside it; a person or group that is controlled by someone else and does what they say
Word Forms
Plural
puppets