puppet : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: puppet	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for puppet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
puppet n a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer Synonym(s): puppet, marionette a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else Synonym(s): creature, tool, 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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puppet \Pup"pet\, n. [OE. popet, OF. poupette; akin to F. poup[82]e a doll, probably from L. puppa, pupa, a girl, doll, puppet. Cf. {Poupeton}, {Pupa}, {Pupil}, {Puppy}.] [Written also {poppet}.] 1. A small image in the human form; a doll.