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Plural for a model of a person or animal that is moved either by strings or by a hand
“He invented a puppet in the shape of a wooden woman, which was made by strings and springs to dance on the battlements of the beleaguered town.”
Plural for a toy or trinket in the shape of a human
“The girls go into the wood, cut down a young tree, and fasten to it a puppet dressed in white clothes to look like a woman.”
Plural for a person or group that is used or controlled by another
“Their poor UK director was and always would be just a puppet of the directors working from the head office on the other side of the world.”
Plural for a person who is obsequiously willing to obey or serve another person
Plural for one who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another
Plural for a dummy or other representation of a person, group, or object
Plural for a nominal leader or head without real power
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