Puppet
noun
A small figure of a person or animal, made of cloth or wood, which you can move with strings or by putting your hand inside it.
The puppet show was very entertaining for the kids.
Often appears as...
- puppet show
- puppet theater
noun
Someone who is controlled by others and does exactly what they are told to do.
Many believe he's just a puppet of the powerful corporations.
Often appears as...
- puppet government
- puppet leader
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Disapproving
noun
A small figure of a person or animal, made of cloth or wood, which you can move with strings or by putting your hand inside it.
The puppet show was very entertaining for the kids.
Often appears as...
- puppet show
- puppet theater
noun
Someone who is controlled by others and does exactly what they are told to do.
Many believe he's just a puppet of the powerful corporations.
Often appears as...
- puppet government
- puppet leader
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Theatrical Roots
Originates from theatrical performances where figures are animated by a person.
She crafted her own puppet for a local stage performance.
Pro Tip 2/3Hand or Strings
Can be moved by hand or strings, known as hand puppet or marionette.
The skillful use of strings brought the marionette to life.
Pro Tip 3/3Children's Entertainment
Often used in stories and plays for children's entertainment.
The children gathered excitedly for the puppet show.
Pro Tip 1/3Theatrical Roots
Originates from theatrical performances where figures are animated by a person.
She crafted her own puppet for a local stage performance.
Pro Tip 2/3Hand or Strings
Can be moved by hand or strings, known as hand puppet or marionette.
The skillful use of strings brought the marionette to life.
Pro Tip 3/3Children's Entertainment
Often used in stories and plays for children's entertainment.
The children gathered excitedly for the puppet show.
Pro Tip 1/3Theatrical Roots
Originates from theatrical performances where figures are animated by a person.
She crafted her own puppet for a local stage performance.
Pro Tip 2/3Hand or Strings
Can be moved by hand or strings, known as hand puppet or marionette.
The skillful use of strings brought the marionette to life.
Pro Tip 3/3Children's Entertainment
Often used in stories and plays for children's entertainment.
The children gathered excitedly for the puppet show.
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Jeff Hancock: 3 types of...
And they're aimed at protecting the relationships. These aren't just people being jerks. These are people that are saying, look, I don't want to talk to you now, or I didn't want to talk to you then, but I still care about you. Our relationship is still important. Now, the Sock Puppet, on the other hand, is a totally different animal. The sock puppet isn't about ambiguity, per se. It's about identity.
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The future of lying -...
or who I'm with and they're aimed at protecting the relationships these aren't just people being jerks these are people that are saying look I don't want to talk to you now or I didn't want to talk to you then but I still care about you our relationship is still important now the sock puppet on the other hand is a totally different animal the sock
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Life lessons from a...
love puppets right so I don't know what to say but this wasn't even the life changing things for me I got to stick around and watch the puppeteers work and it was a day where we shoot these sketches these comedy inserts they called inserts and it was like four of them and I watched it first of all the
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What makes a friendship...
data and my mum. Now, since she hates being on camera, this puppet is going to be as good as it gets. But before she weighs in, I wanted to look at the studies on how friendships fall apart in the hopes that I might be able to avoid some of those pitfalls. According to one study,
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How we're honoring...
But you know what I tell them? Obits aren't about death, they're about life, they're interesting, they're relatable. Often about something you never knew. Recently, for example, we had the obit for the inventor of the sock puppet. Everyone knows what a sock puppet is,
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What's wrong with what...
Either they're outvoted by puppets of agribusiness, or they are puppets of agribusiness. So, when the USDA finally acknowledged that it was plants, rather than animals, that made people healthy, they encouraged us, via their overly simplistic food pyramid,
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How (and why) Russia...
What if you could get the people whose support is the very foundation of these democracies to start questioning the system? Make the idea occur in their own minds that democracy and its institutions are failing them, their elite are corrupt puppet masters
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Steve Winter: On the...
shows movies and images and talks about animals has puppet shows here's a whole villages out in the market during the day this is a market and they're showing the people about poaching and talking to them about wildlife talking to them to
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The Making of Walking...
the ice game accompanying the film trips was an assortment of animatronics this is a baby Tyrannosaurus puppet with remote-control nostrils ever so slightly
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The genius puppetry...
and it kind of breathes. Haa haa haaa. Breath is really important for us. It's the kind of original movement for any puppet for us onstage.
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Jeff Hancock: 3 types of...
And they're aimed at protecting the relationships. These aren't just people being jerks. These are people that are saying, look, I don't want to talk to you now, or I didn't want to talk to you then, but I still care about you. Our relationship is still important. Now, the Sock Puppet, on the other hand, is a totally different animal. The sock puppet isn't about ambiguity, per se. It's about identity.
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The future of lying -...
or who I'm with and they're aimed at protecting the relationships these aren't just people being jerks these are people that are saying look I don't want to talk to you now or I didn't want to talk to you then but I still care about you our relationship is still important now the sock puppet on the other hand is a totally different animal the sock
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Life lessons from a...
love puppets right so I don't know what to say but this wasn't even the life changing things for me I got to stick around and watch the puppeteers work and it was a day where we shoot these sketches these comedy inserts they called inserts and it was like four of them and I watched it first of all the
Video examples
What makes a friendship...
data and my mum. Now, since she hates being on camera, this puppet is going to be as good as it gets. But before she weighs in, I wanted to look at the studies on how friendships fall apart in the hopes that I might be able to avoid some of those pitfalls. According to one study,
Video examples
How we're honoring...
But you know what I tell them? Obits aren't about death, they're about life, they're interesting, they're relatable. Often about something you never knew. Recently, for example, we had the obit for the inventor of the sock puppet. Everyone knows what a sock puppet is,
Video examples
What's wrong with what...
Either they're outvoted by puppets of agribusiness, or they are puppets of agribusiness. So, when the USDA finally acknowledged that it was plants, rather than animals, that made people healthy, they encouraged us, via their overly simplistic food pyramid,
Video examples
How (and why) Russia...
What if you could get the people whose support is the very foundation of these democracies to start questioning the system? Make the idea occur in their own minds that democracy and its institutions are failing them, their elite are corrupt puppet masters
Video examples
Steve Winter: On the...
shows movies and images and talks about animals has puppet shows here's a whole villages out in the market during the day this is a market and they're showing the people about poaching and talking to them about wildlife talking to them to
Video examples
The Making of Walking...
the ice game accompanying the film trips was an assortment of animatronics this is a baby Tyrannosaurus puppet with remote-control nostrils ever so slightly
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The genius puppetry...
and it kind of breathes. Haa haa haaa. Breath is really important for us. It's the kind of original movement for any puppet for us onstage.
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James Wan
Australian Producer
Poltergeist' was really the film that really scarred but fascinated me with puppets and dolls, clowns, and stuff like that. I've always been afraid of clowns, and then my fear of puppets came around, and 'Poltergeist' was the perfect combination to scare me with a clown doll.
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Darci Lynne Farmer
American Entertainer
All of my puppets have their own personalities, their own background, and they enjoy what they do. How they say things, sing things, how they talk. I kind of created them out of my own personality. They are all me.
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Donny Osmond
American Musician
I'm going to be true to what I want to do, because if I care what people think about me, I'm a puppet. Which I have been in my life. And you can't live life that way, man!
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Jodie Foster
American Actress
I don't see anyone walking around with a puppet on his hand in real life. Puppet therapy is very common for children. It's not something that adults take on.
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John Pinette
You know, working with puppets - there is just something about it. Because the puppet takes on its own personality.
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Leo Buscaglia
American Author
We are no longer puppets being manipulated by outside powerful forces: we become the powerful force ourselves.
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Arthur Darvill
English Actor
When I was young, my mum was part of a brilliant puppet theatre that toured all over the world.
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Jamie Hyneman
American Entertainer
Now that I'm not a puppet for some director, the Hyneman is free to explore the world at large.
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Dave Matthews
South African Musician
The world and the universe are far more wonderful if there's not a puppet master.
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Fiona Dourif
American Actress
Chucky is absolutely still a puppet. He will remain to be.
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James Wan
Australian Producer
Poltergeist' was really the film that really scarred but fascinated me with puppets and dolls, clowns, and stuff like that. I've always been afraid of clowns, and then my fear of puppets came around, and 'Poltergeist' was the perfect combination to scare me with a clown doll.
Quote examples
Darci Lynne Farmer
American Entertainer
All of my puppets have their own personalities, their own background, and they enjoy what they do. How they say things, sing things, how they talk. I kind of created them out of my own personality. They are all me.
Quote examples
Donny Osmond
American Musician
I'm going to be true to what I want to do, because if I care what people think about me, I'm a puppet. Which I have been in my life. And you can't live life that way, man!
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Jodie Foster
American Actress
I don't see anyone walking around with a puppet on his hand in real life. Puppet therapy is very common for children. It's not something that adults take on.
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John Pinette
You know, working with puppets - there is just something about it. Because the puppet takes on its own personality.
Quote examples
Leo Buscaglia
American Author
We are no longer puppets being manipulated by outside powerful forces: we become the powerful force ourselves.
Quote examples
Arthur Darvill
English Actor
When I was young, my mum was part of a brilliant puppet theatre that toured all over the world.
Quote examples
Jamie Hyneman
American Entertainer
Now that I'm not a puppet for some director, the Hyneman is free to explore the world at large.
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Dave Matthews
South African Musician
The world and the universe are far more wonderful if there's not a puppet master.
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Fiona Dourif
American Actress
Chucky is absolutely still a puppet. He will remain to be.
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