marionette
Meanings
Plural: marionettes
Noun
- a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
- A puppet, usually made of wood, which is animated by the pulling of strings.
- The buffel duck.
Verb
- To control (somebody) as if they were a puppet; to manipulate.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
marionette is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordmarionette is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
marionette is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
marionette is a valid Words With Friends word