puppet

A puppet is a doll or animal figure that is moved by strings.

Example: Another name for a string puppet is a marionette.

A puppet is a doll or animal figure that is moved by a hand place inside it.

Example: Mr. Punch is a famous glove puppet from the "Punch and Judy" puppet show.

A puppet is a doll or animal figure that is moved with long sticks.

Example: The play had a large dragon puppet with four men using long sticks to make it flap its wings.

A puppet is a person whose actions are controlled by other people.

Example: The new President was simply a puppet of the army generals.