puppet
an artificial figure representing a human being or an animal, manipulated by the hand, rods, wires, etc., as on a miniature stage.: Compare hand puppet, marionette.
a person, group, government, etc., whose actions are prompted and controlled by another or others.
a small doll.
Machinery. poppethead.
Origin of puppet
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- pup·pet·like, adjective
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How to use puppet in a sentence
She says she no longer thinks of God as a personified being pulling the puppet strings.
Julien Baker questioned her faith. Music helped her embrace the uncertainty. | Sonia Rao | February 26, 2021 | Washington PostThe satirical twist is that all the footage shown as real is, of course, deepfaked, while all the footage labeled fake is either real or played by puppets.
The creators of South Park have a new weekly deepfake satire show | Karen Hao | October 28, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewComputer-programmed light pulses can then target these newly light-sensitive neurons in a particular region of the brain and control their activity like puppets on a string.
Scientists Found a New Way to Control the Brain With Light—No Surgery Required | Shelly Fan | October 13, 2020 | Singularity HubHe’d look at the wrong target, knowing it was wrong, but still stare at it like a puppet.
How Scientists Influenced Monkeys’ Decisions Using Ultrasound in Their Brains | Shelly Fan | May 27, 2020 | Singularity HubHere’s what the actor Geena Davis — by the way, she prefers “actor” to “actress” — here’s what she told us about the beloved educational series with a cast of puppet characters.
Does Hollywood Still Have a Princess Problem? (Ep. 394) | Stephen J. Dubner | October 24, 2019 | Freakonomics
Based on his sock puppet, I expected him to be a burly bearded giant clad in plaid—basically, a Canadian Paul Bunyan.
Canada’s Subversive Sock Puppet: Ed the Sock Isn’t Afraid to Say Anything | Soraya Roberts | November 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 2006, Israel's Rechov Sumsum added Mahboub, an Arab-Israeli puppet who spoke both languages on the series.
It was a hand, it was a puppet, it was half-CGI, but mostly puppetry.
All Eyes on Anjelica Huston: The Legendary Actress on Love, Abuse, and Jack Nicholson | Alex Suskind | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn another study, children saw a puppet show where a mouse was eaten by an alligator.
Why Are Millennials Unfriending Organized Religion? | Vlad Chituc | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo, in short, everyone knows Leung is a mere puppet with zero power and will read out whatever the communists dictate to him.
Beijing/Hong Kong: A Tale of Two Cities as Demonstrations Continue | Ben Leung | October 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe puppet had been torn from Mazaroff's hands; those compromising papers had vanished from Countess Saens's drawer.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteI have heard of puppet rulers before—woman whom I am delighted to learn has a human heart after all.
Valley of the Croen | Lee TarbellA number of persons were assembled in the tap-room of the inn, where a man was exhibiting a puppet-show.
Rudy and Babette | Hans Christian AndersenIf you would call me puppet to-morrow, we might strike a balance and find—what should we find?
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert ParkerFalser than the Bank of Fancy, frailer than a shilling glove, puppet to a father's anger, minion to a nabob's love!
The Book of Humorous Verse | Various
British Dictionary definitions for puppet
/ (ˈpʌpɪt) /
a small doll or figure of a person or animal moved by strings attached to its limbs or by the hand inserted in its cloth body
(as modifier): a puppet theatre
a person, group, state, etc, that appears independent but is in fact controlled by another
(as modifier): a puppet government
Origin of puppet
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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