puppet

pup·pet

 (pŭp′ĭt)

n.

1. A small figure of a person or animal, having a cloth body and hollow head, designed to be fitted over and manipulated by the hand.

2. A figure having jointed parts animated from above by strings or wires; a marionette.

3. A toy representing a human figure; a doll.

4. One whose behavior is determined by the will of others: a political puppet.

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[Middle English poppet, doll, possibly from Anglo-Norman poppe, doll; see puppy.]

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puppet

(ˈpʌpɪt)

n

1. (Theatre)

a. 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

b. (as modifier): a puppet theatre.

2.

a. a person, group, state, etc, that appears independent but is in fact controlled by another

b. (as modifier): a puppet government.

[C16 popet, perhaps from Old French poupette little doll, ultimately from Latin pūpa girl, doll]

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pup•pet

(ˈpʌp ɪt)

n.

1. a usu. small, doll-like figure representing a human being or an animal, manipulated by the hand or by rods, wires, etc. Compare hand puppet, marionette.

2. a person, group, or government whose actions are prompted and controlled by another or others.

3. a small doll.

[1350–1400; earlier poppet, Middle English popet, appar. alter. of Middle Low German poppe doll < Late Latin puppa, Latin pūpa doll; see -et]

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puppet

, marionette - 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.

See also related terms for strings.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	puppet - a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer marionette figure - a model of a bodily form (especially of a person); "he made a figure of Santa Claus"
	2.	puppet - a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else creature, tool slave - a person who is owned by someone
	3.	puppet - 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 doll, dolly - a small replica of a person; used as a toy glove doll, glove puppet, hand puppet - a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

puppet

noun

1. marionette, doll, glove puppet, finger puppet The show features huge inflatable puppets.

2. pawn, tool, instrument, creature, dupe, gull (archaic), figurehead, mouthpiece, stooge, cat's-paw The ministers have denied that they are puppets of a foreign government.

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puppet

noun

A person used or controlled by others:

cat's-paw, dupe, instrument, pawn, stooge, tool.

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Translations

دُمْيَةٌ مُتَحَرِّكَةٌدُمْيَه مُتَحَرِّكَه

loutka

marionetdukke

MarionettePuppeHampelmann

μαριονέτα

pupo

marionetatítere

sätkynukke

marionnetteguignol

lutkamarioneta

bábú

brúîa

marionettaburattinofantoccio

あやつり人形

꼭두각시

lėlių teatro menaslėlių vaidinimas

lellemarionete

marionet

dukke

marionetka

fantochemarionete

марионетка

maňuška

lutka

dockamarionett

หุ่นกระบอก

kukla

con rối

木偶

puppet

[ˈpʌpɪt]

A. N (lit) → títere m, marioneta f (fig) → títere m

B. CPD puppet government, puppet régime N → gobierno m títere
puppet show N → teatro m de títeres or marionetas
puppet theatre, puppet theater (US) N = puppet show

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

puppet

[ˈpʌpɪt]

n

(= doll) → marionnette f

(fig) (= pawn) → marionnette f

modif

[theatre] → de marionnettes
puppet show → spectacle m de marionnettes

(politically) [regime, leader, state] → fantoche
puppet government → gouvernement m fantoche

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

puppet

n → Puppe f; (= glove puppet) → Handpuppe f; (= string puppet, also fig) → Marionette f

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puppet

:

puppet government

n → Marionettenregierung f

puppet régime

n → Marionettenregime nt

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puppet

:

puppet show

n → Puppenspiel nt; (with string puppets also) → Marionettentheater nt

puppet state

n → Marionettenstaat m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

puppet

[ˈpʌpɪt] n (glove puppet) → burattino; (string puppet) → marionetta (fig) → burattino, fantoccio

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

puppet

(ˈpapit) noun

a doll that can be moved eg by wires, or by putting the hand inside the body. marionet دُمْيَه مُتَحَرِّكَه кукла fantoche loutka die Marionette marionetdukke μαριονέταtítere, marioneta (näite)nukk عروسک خیمه شب بازی nukke marionnetteבובה .पुतलीपुतली báb(ú) boneka tali (leik)brúða burattino, marionetta あやつり人形 꼭두각시 인형 lėlė, marionetė marionete; lelle boneka speelpop marionett, dokkekukiełka نانځكه،لوبته fantoche păpuşă; marionetă марионетка bábka lutka marioneta docka, marionett หุ่นกระบอก kukla 木偶 маріонетка; лялька کٹھ پتلي، گڑيا con rối 木偶

ˈpuppetry noun

the art of making puppets and producing puppet shows. marionette فَن تَحْريك الدُّمى кукловодство arte de fantoches loutkářství die Puppenspielkunst marionetfremstilling; producere marionetteater τέχνη του κουκλοθέατρου títeres; arte del titiritero nukuteater عروسک گردانی nukkeharrastus art des marionnettes תֵיאָטרוֹן-בּוּבּות कठपुतली का तमाशा, इशारे पर नाचना bábozás seni boneka brúðugerð/-leikhús arte del burattinaio あやつり人形作り (손가락) 인형을 놀리는 기술, 인형극 lėlių teatro menas leļļu teātra māksla seni pembuatan boneka poppenkasterij marionettproduksjon; dokketeater lalkarstwo لوبته جوړونه arte de fantoches arta de a face şi de a mânui păpuşile искусство кукольника bábkárstvo lutkarstvo lutkarstvo dockteater ศิลปะการเชิดหุ่นกระบอก kuklacılık 木偶藝術 мистецтво лялькаря کٹھ پتليوں کے کھيل کا فن nghệ thuật múa rối 木偶艺术

ˈpuppet-show noun

a play etc performed by puppets. marionetvertoning عَرْض الدُّمى спектакъл с кукли espetáculo de fantoches loutkové divadlo das Marionettentheater dukketeater κουκλοθέατρο, παράσταση κουκλοθέατρου espectáculo de títeres/marionetas nukunäidend خیمه شب بازی nukketeatteri spectacle de marionnettes תֵיאָטרוֹן-בּוּבּות कठपुतली का नाच bábszínház pertunjukan sandiwara boneka brúðuleikur spettacolo di marionette あやつり人形芝居 꼭두각시 놀음, 인형극 lėlių vaidinimas leļļu teātra izrāde pertunjukan boneka poppenspel dokketeater, marionettforestilling przedstawienie kukiełkowe لوبه espectáculo de fantoches spectacol de teatru de păpuşi/de marionete кукольный спектакль bábkové divadlo lutkovna igra lutkarska predstava dockteaterföreställning การแสดงหุ่นกระบอก kukla gösterisi/oyunu 木偶劇 ляльковий театр کٹھ پتليوں کا کھيل trò múa rối 木偶剧

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puppet

→ دُمْيَةٌ مُتَحَرِّكَةٌ loutka marionetdukke Marionette μαριονέτα marioneta sätkynukke marionnette marioneta marionetta あやつり人形 꼭두각시 marionet dukke marionetka marionete марионетка docka หุ่นกระบอก kukla con rối 木偶

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