Sekirov Dictionary

marionette

/ˌmæɹi.əˈnɛt/

noun 2
verb 1
forms 3

noun2

•
A puppet, usually made of wood, which is animated by the pulling of strings.
- If you think we are worked by strings, Like a Japanese marionette, You don't understand these things: It is simply Court etiquette. — 1885
(no longer used) The buffel duck.

verb1

To control (somebody) as if they were a puppet; to manipulate.

forms

marionetted · marionetting · marionettes

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