puppet
Hand-operated doll
A puppet is a figure—often resembling a person or animal—manipulated by hand, strings, or rods to create the illusion of independent movement.
Hand puppets fit over the hand; marionettes hang from strings.
By extension, a puppet is someone controlled by another: a puppet government, He's just a puppet of the regime.
The term implies lack of autonomy or genuine agency.
Thin flexible lines
- manipulatedControlled through cunning
- figureheadNominal leader, no authority
- pawnUnwitting tool of another
- proxyAuthorized substitute
stooge · mouthpiece · controlled · political · regime · government · dictator · influence
Fitted hand covering
- sockKnitted foot covering
- feltCompressed fiber textile
- fabricWoven or knit material
- muppetBritish slang for fool
Kermit · ventriloquist · dummy · mouth · squeaker · storytelling · interactive · washable
Thin flexible lines
- woodenMade from timber
- PinocchioLying wooden puppet
- jointedHaving flexible connections
- carvingShaping by cutting away
handcraft · Bunraku · crossbar · manipulation · articulated · hinged · suspended · traditional
strings
Thin flexible lines
- manipulatedControlled through cunning
- figureheadNominal leader, no authority
- pawnUnwitting tool of another
proxy · stooge · mouthpiece · controlled · political · regime · government · dictator · influence · power
glove
Fitted hand covering
Kermit · muppet · ventriloquist · dummy · mouth · squeaker · storytelling · interactive · washable · plush
strings
Thin flexible lines
carving · handcraft · Bunraku · crossbar · manipulation · articulated · hinged · suspended · traditional · craftsmanship
doll
Toy human figure
collectible · miniature · playroom · toyshop · children · gift · handmade · colorful · whimsical · imaginative
theater
Venue for live drama
Sesame Street · kabuki · shadow · screen · booth · curtain · script · voices · act · troupe
- objectsbasket, bowl, bucket, jar, jug
- Toylanddolls, blocks, trains, teddy bears, puzzles
- toysteddy bear, doll, dolls, stuffed animal, puzzles
- childhood motifsteddy bear, balloon, lollipop, rocking horse, crayon
- Dystopia1984, Nineteen Eighty-Four, dystopian fiction, totalitarianism, Brave New World
- kids craftsfinger paint, finger painting, crayons, coloring, construction paper
puppetmaster
Authority or controller
puppeteer · controller · free agent · sovereign · maverick
- puppy loveImmature romantic attraction
- puppet showPerformance using manipulated figures
- puppy dogYoung domestic canine
- puppet theatrePerformance with hand-controlled figures
- puppy eyesGuileless begging expression
- puppy dog eyesManipulatively innocent expression
puppy, puppets, puppetry, puppeteer, puppetmaster, puppeteers, puppet shows, puppet show, puppetlike