puppet

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pup·pet [puppet puppets] BrE [ˈpʌpɪt] NAmE [ˈpʌpɪt] noun
1. a model of a person or an animal that can be made to move, for example by pulling strings attached to parts of its body or by putting your hand inside it. A puppet with strings is also called a ↑marionette
•a hand puppet
•a puppet show
see also ↑glove puppet
2. (usually disapproving)a person or group whose actions are controlled by another
•The occupying forces set up a puppet government.

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent. (denoting a doll): later form of ↑poppet, generally having a more unfavourable connotation.

Example Bank:
•How do you work these puppets?
•The king was a mere puppet of the mayor.
•a puppet controlled by strings

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  creature, tool, marionette