puppet (noun)
A puppet is a movable model of a person or animal that is typically operated from above by wires or strings, or from below by a hand inside the body. In a figurative sense, it refers to a person or group whose actions are controlled by someone else.
Think of a PUPpy in a PET shop that is being moved by a string. PUP-PET.
Calling a doll a puppet. → Calling a doll a doll.
He is puppet of the boss. → He is a puppet of the boss.
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