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BNC: 7795 COCA: 7250

puppet

puppet /ˈpʌpət/ noun
plural puppets
puppet
/ˈpʌpət/
noun
plural puppets
Learner's definition of PUPPET
[count]
: a doll that is moved by putting your hand inside it or by pulling strings or wires that are attached to it木偶
: a person or an organization that is controlled by another person or organization傀儡
BNC: 7795 COCA: 7250

puppet

noun

pup·​pet ˈpə-pət How to pronounce puppet (audio)
often attributive
1
a
: a small-scale figure (as of a person or animal) usually with a cloth body and hollow head that fits over and is moved by the hand
2
3
: one whose acts are controlled by an outside force or influence
a puppet ruler
puppetlike adjective

Example Sentences

a dictator who was perceived as being an American puppet gave her a puppet with strings for a gift
Recent Examples on the Web In Senegal, young people attending protests last year accused the president of being a puppet of the French president, Emmanuel Macron, who is currently vying for a second term. New York Times, 14 Apr. 2022 And he, the sheriff was basically a puppet for the county executive. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 22 Mar. 2022 In 2010, Manafort acted as the political campaign manager and agent for Viktor Yanukovych, who was elected president of Ukraine, but was exposed to be a Putin puppet. Craig Unger, The New Republic, 2 Mar. 2022 The Spetsnaz, their special forces, would find and remove President Volodymyr Zelensky, killing him if necessary, and install a Kremlin-friendly puppet government. Liz Sly, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 The Americans installed a puppet government, and by that fall Haiti had signed a treaty giving the United States full financial control. New York Times, 20 May 2022 Far from toppling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky within days of the Feb. 24 invasion and installing a puppet government, Putin, facing fierce resistance, had to retreat from the capital, Kyiv. Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2022 The most likely scenario appears to be a Russian takeover of the country’s major cities and the installation of a puppet government in Kyiv. Zalmay Khalilzad, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2022 The German army has occupied Ukraine since March, setting up a puppet government. Marci Shore, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English popet youth, doll, from Middle French poupette, diminutive of *poupe doll, from Vulgar Latin *puppa, alteration of Latin pupa

First Known Use

1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of puppet was in 1538
BNC: 7795 COCA: 7250
puppet

noun¹

1model of a person/animal人或動物的模型ADJECTIVE | VERB + PUPPET | PUPPET + NOUN ADJECTIVEfinger, glove (BrE) , hand, shadow, sock手指木偶;布袋木偶;牽線木偶;皮影木偶wooden木偶VERB + PUPPETcontrol, manipulate, work操縱木偶a puppet controlled by strings提線木偶How do you work these puppets?你是如何操縱這些木偶的?make做木偶PUPPET + NOUNplay, show木偶表演theatre/theater木偶劇院master木偶操縱者
puppet

noun²

2sb whose actions are controlled by sb else受他人操縱者ADJECTIVE | VERB + PUPPET | PUPPET + NOUN ADJECTIVEmere (especially BrE) 只是傀儡The president is a mere puppet of his prime minister.這位總統只不過是總理的傀儡。VERB + PUPPETcontrol, manipulate控制/操縱傀儡He's become a puppet manipulated by the government.他已經變成了一個由政府操縱的傀儡。PUPPET + NOUNgovernment, king, regime, state傀儡政府/國王/政權/國家

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