PUPPET

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("puppet" is a kind of...):

doll; dolly (a small replica of a person; used as a toy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "puppet"):

glove doll; glove puppet; hand puppet (a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand)

Derivation:

puppeteer (one who operates puppets or marionettes)

Meaning:

A small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer

Synonyms:

marionette; puppet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("puppet" is a kind of...):

figure (a model of a bodily form (especially of a person))

Derivation:

puppeteer (one who operates puppets or marionettes)

Meaning:

A person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

Synonyms:

creature; puppet; tool

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("puppet" is a kind of...):

slave (a person who is owned by someone)