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.

noun

creature , doll , dupe * , figurehead , figurine , instrument , jerk * , manikin , marionette , moppet , mouthpiece * , patsy * , pawn , pushover , schlemiel * , servant , soft touch * , stooge * , tool * , victimnotes:the word puppet originally meant \'doll\' and a puppet usually goes on the hand and arm , while a marionette (or string puppet) is a jointed figure with strings or wires , cat\'s-paw , dupe , stooge , tool , flunky , slave