NOUN | artifact | puppet, marionette | a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer |
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person | puppet, creature, tool | a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else | |
artifact | puppet | a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body |
Sounds | pah'paht; pah'piht | |
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Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht... |
Meaning | A small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer. | |
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Synonym | marionette | |
Broader | figure | A model of a bodily form (especially of a person) |
Spanish | fantoche, marioneta, títere | |
Catalan | putxinel·li, titella | |
Nouns | 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. | |
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Synonyms | creature, tool | |
Broader | slave | A person who is owned by someone |
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. | |
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Narrower | hand puppet, glove puppet, glove doll | A puppet with a cloth body and hollow head |
Broader | doll, dolly | A small replica of a person |
Spanish | títere | |
Catalan | titella | |
Nouns | puppeteer | one who operates puppets or marionettes |
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