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marionette

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˌmæɹi.əˈnɛt/

Definition of marionette

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. 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.”
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noun

  1. 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.”
  2. (obsolete)The buffel duck.

verb

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

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Etymology

Borrowed from French marionnette. The word had originally meant a small statue of the Virgin Mary, then also a puppet of her used in religious theatrical presentations, finally generalised to any puppet.

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