puppet C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈpʌpɪt/ UK /ˈpʌpɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a figure moved by strings or hands, or a person controlled by another The general installed a puppet ruler loyal to his interests. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a figure moved by strings... marionettedollpawntoolfigureheadstooge Word family Derived forms puppetrypuppeteer Related forms puppuppypupa Common collocations puppet ruler Noun + noun Etymology AI details From earlier popet, from Middle French poupette, diminutive related to poupée ('doll'), from Latin pupa ('girl, doll'). poupette Middle French pupa Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # puppet **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpʌpɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpʌpɪt/ ## Meanings 1. a figure moved by strings or hands, or a person controlled by another ## Examples - The general installed a puppet ruler loyal to his interests. ## Synonyms - marionette - doll - pawn - tool - figurehead - stooge ## Derived Forms - puppetry - puppeteer ## Related Forms - pup - puppy - pupa ## Roots and Affixes - Root: poupette - Root: pupa ## Etymology From earlier popet, from Middle French poupette, diminutive related to poupée ('doll'), from Latin pupa ('girl, doll'). ## AI Etymology Puppet is from earlier popet, from Middle French poupette, diminutive related to poupée ('doll'), from Latin pupa ('girl, doll'). Important recorded forms include poupette (Middle French) and pupa (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers a figure moved by strings or hands, or a person controlled by another. The wider family includes derived forms such as puppetry and puppeteer and related words such as pup, puppy, and pupa. ## Topics - People & Society markdown