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   Pup·pet

   /ˈpəpət/

   

   noun

   • 1. a movable model of a person or animal that is used in entertainment and is typically moved either by strings controlled from above or by a hand inside it: "a puppet show" Similar marionetteglove puppethand puppetfinger puppetrod puppetshadow puppet
   • ▪ a person, party, or state under the control of another person, group, or power: "he was little more than a puppet of his aides" Similar pawntoolinstrumentcat's pawpoodlecreaturehostagecountercogdupemouthpieceminionfigureheadinformal:flunkeylackeystooge

   Word Origin mid 16th century (denoting a doll): later form of poppet, generally having a more unfavorable connotation.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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