POODLE

[noun] [C] - a dog with curly hair that is usually cut short, except on its head, tail and legsa miniature poodleSee picture: Dogs(UK disapproving humorous) If you describe someone as a poodle, or as the poodle of someone in authority, you mean that they are too willing to support or be controlled by others.They accused the Labour party of being the unions' poodle.