puppet

About 2.40 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
2. noun A person, country, etc, controlled by another.
3. noun A poppet; a small image in the human form; a doll.
4. noun The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.
5. verb To control or manipulate like a puppet.

Similar words

marionette tool creature puppetry doll counterfeit agent bride punk joker

Often followed by

show of theatre shows government in theater regime and

Word family

puppetlike puppets