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puppet

UK
/ˈpʌpɪt/
US
/ˈpʌpɪt/

Translations

puppetnoun
puppets
pl
UK
/ˈpʌpɪt/
US
/ˈpʌpɪt/
The politician was accused of being a puppet of foreign powers.
Политика обвинили в том, что он марионетка иностранных держав.
The children enjoyed the puppet show at the festival.
Детям понравилось кукольное представление на фестивале.
Additional translations
манекен
фигура
Synonyms
figure
dummy
manikin
automaton
toy
doll
marionette
puppetverb
puppeted
Past Simple
puppeted
Past Participle
puppeting
Gerund
Synonyms
maneuver
engineer
orchestrate
direct
pull the strings
marionette
puppeteer
control
manipulate
puppetadjective
UK
/ˈpʌp.ɪt/
US
/ˈpʌp.ɪt/
Used almost exclusively attributively (e.g., "puppet regime"), generally non-gradable.
Synonyms
puppet-like
docile
dependent
subservient
proxy
manipulated
controlled
token
titular
nominal
figurehead

Definitions

puppetnoun
A small figure of a person or animal, typically made of cloth, wood, or plastic, with a hollow body that is moved by hand, strings, or rods.
The children were fascinated by the puppet show at the fair.
A person, group, or country that is controlled by another.
The new leader was seen as a puppet of the foreign government.
puppetverb
To manipulate or control (a figure or person) as if by strings or other mechanisms.
The animator puppeted the character across the digital stage.
puppetadjective
Controlled by an external power; lacking independent authority.
The puppet regime fell when foreign support was withdrawn.
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