puppet

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈpʌpɪt/

Noun

figuratively obsolete

Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove. / (figuratively) A person, country, etc, controlled by another.

Japanese Meaning

1. 操り人形：糸や棒、または手袋型などで操作できる小型の人形や動物の模型。 / 2. (比喩的な意味) 他者によって操られる人や国など、実際には独自の意志を持たず支配される存在。

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The children applauded as the puppet bowed at the end of the show.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

子どもたちは、ショーの終わりに操り人形が一礼すると拍手した。

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Sense（1）

Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.

Sense（2）

(figuratively) A person, country, etc, controlled by another.

These men , from no worse motive that could be discovered than a thirst after knowledge beyond their sphere , committed burglary upon the barn in which the puppets had been consigned to repose

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Sense（3）

(obsolete) A poppet; a small image in the human form; a doll.

Sense（4）

(engineering) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.

puppets

（ plural ）

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