Definitions
a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“If you think we are worked by strings, Like a Japanese marionette, You don't understand these things: It is simply Court etiquette.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“String puppet”10 letters
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