Puppet /(?)/

Pup·pet

Puppet

n.
  1. A small image in the human form; a doll.
  2. A similar figure moved by the hand or by a wire in a mock drama; a marionette; a wooden actor in a play.
    At the pipes of some carved organ move, The gilded puppets dance.
  3. One controlled in his action by the will of another; a tool; -- so used in contempt.
  4. The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe. (Mach.)

Phrases & Compounds
Puppet master
Same as Puppetman.
Puppet play
a puppet show.
Puppet player
one who manages the motions of puppets.
Puppet show
a mock drama performed by puppets moved by wires.
Puppet valve
a valve in the form of a circular disk, which covers a hole in its seat, and opens by moving bodily away from the seat while remaining parallel with it, -- used in steam engines, pumps, safety valves, etc. Its edge is often beveled, and fits in a conical recess in the seat when the valve is closed. See the valves shown in Illusts. of Plunger pump, and Safety valve, under Plunger, and Safety.