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• a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers

  derivation	puppeteer
  hypernym	dolldolly
  hyponym	glove dollglove puppethand puppet

• a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer

  synonym	marionette
  derivation	puppeteer
  hypernym	figure

• a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

  synonym	creaturetool
  hypernym	slave