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1 a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything gave her a puppet with strings for a gift Synonyms of puppet action figure, dolly, poppet [Midland], dollWords Related to puppet rag doll; figure, figurine; handpuppet, marionette
2 one that is or can be used to further the purposes of another accused the newspaper editor of being a puppet for the moneyed people of the town Synonyms of puppet cat's-paw, instrument, lay figure, pawn, toolWords Related to puppet chump, dupe, foil, gull, sucker, victim; minion, stooge; lap dog, yes-man
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