dummy

1 a usually offensive :  a person who is incapable of speaking b :  a person who is habitually silent c :  a stupid person

2 a :  the exposed hand in bridge played by the declarer in addition to his or her own hand b :  a bridge player whose hand is a dummy

3 :  an imitation, copy, or likeness of something used as a substitute: as a :  mannequin b :  a stuffed figure or cylindrical bag used by football players for tackling and blocking practice c :  a large puppet usually having movable features (as mouth and arms) manipulated by a ventriloquist d chiefly British :  pacifier 2

4 :  one seeming to act independently but in reality controlled by another

5 a :  a mock-up of a proposed publication (as a book or magazine) b :  a set of pages (as for a newspaper or magazine) with the position of text and artwork indicated for the printer

1 a :  having the appearance of being real :  artificial <dummy foods in the display case> b :  existing in name only :  fictitious <dummy corporations>

2 :  apparently acting for oneself while really acting for or at the direction of another <a dummy director>