a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
A puppet is a doll that you can move, either by pulling strings which are attached to it or by putting your hand inside its body and moving your fingers
disapproval You can refer to a person or country as a puppet when you mean that their actions are controlled by a more powerful person or government, even though they may appear to be independent. When the invasion occurred he ruled as a puppet of the occupiers