often attributive
1
a
: a small-scale figure (as of a person or animal) usually with a cloth body and hollow head that fits over and is moved by the hand
b
2
3
: one whose acts are controlled by an outside force or influence
a puppet ruler
Examples of puppet in a Sentence
a dictator who was perceived as being an American puppet
gave her a puppet with strings for a gift
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Soccer fans are, for the most part, liberal and cosmopolitan in the U.S., so Lalas’ conservatism has led him to be called a vile human, a fascist and a dumb far-right puppet.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
The show uses every trick in the book from fake snow (actually soap suds) raining down on the audience to towering puppets walking in, and acrobats swinging down with a huge arc of water spray fanning out from their feet behind them.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Just ask ordinary Russians living under President , and remember as your president and his puppet.
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More than 600 exhibits are on display, spanning everything from photographs and drawings to film clips, costumes and puppets.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
The show uses every trick in the book from fake snow (actually soap suds) raining down on the audience to towering puppets walking in, and acrobats swinging down with a huge arc of water spray fanning out from their feet behind them.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Just ask ordinary Russians living under President , and remember as your president and his puppet.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
More than 600 exhibits are on display, spanning everything from photographs and drawings to film clips, costumes and puppets.
—Irenie Forshaw, theweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Puppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puppet. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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puppet
noun
pup·pet
ˈpəp-ət 
1
: a doll moved by hand or by strings or wires
2
3
: a person or a government whose acts are controlled by an outside force or influence
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