marionette

mar·i·o·nette

noun \ˌmer-ē-ə-ˈnet\

Definition of MARIONETTE

: a small-scale usually wooden figure (as of a person) with jointed limbs that is moved from above by manipulation of the attached strings or wires

Origin of MARIONETTE

French marionnette, from Middle French maryonete, from Marion, diminutive of Marie Mary

First Known Use: circa 1620

Rhymes with MARIONETTE

analphabet, bachelorette, drum majorette, electrojet, Hospitalet, microcassette, micropipette, mosquito net, musique concrète, photo-offset, Russian roulette, snowy egret, solution set, videlicet, working asset