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Meanings of puppet in English

Portuguese
marioneta
Catalan
titella

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

marioneta

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

Usage of puppet in English
1
I saw a puppet show last year, but they moved all jerky.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
2
At last the puppet said in a soft voice to his companion:
Pinocchio: The Tale of a Puppet
3
They dismiss the Kabul government as a puppet of the United States.
Reuters
4
In 420 the puppet had to abdicate and Liu Yü became emperor.
A History of China
5
One could never be certain with Bobolito; he was a temperamental puppet.
Tomato rhapsody: a fable of love, lust and forbidden fruit
6
Then, above the ribald laughter of the crowd, the squeaking puppet sang:
The Mark of the Beast
7
He was the mere puppet, the opportunity of obedience to the law.
Running Water
8
Kutaro has been turned into a puppet, which is a win-lose situation.
The Irish Times
9
It was the final dress rehearsal for the great Alliance puppet show.
The Irish Times
10
The puppet show had evidently been simply pushed away to one side.
The Magicians of Caprona
11
They pretend to adore the puppet of which they pull the threads.
Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel
12
Basma, Basma, Basma. She moved her right hand like a yakking puppet.
Layover in dubai
13
Nassim wondered if Indala meant to use him as a puppet Marshal.
Surrender to the will of the night
14
Pakistan hosts the largest privately organised annual puppet festival in the world.
The Guardian
15
For Raphael this animated puppet possessed all the interest of an apparition.
The Magic Skin
16
Husbands exist who refuse the right of breathing to their puppet wives.
Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Volume 5
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