PUPPET

n. 1 hand puppet, finger-puppet, glove puppet, doll; marionette, string puppet The children built a little theatre and put on a puppet show 2 figurehead, cat's-paw, pawn, dupe, tool, hireling, yes-man Colloq front (man), Slang stooge, sucker, patsy He is without authority and is merely a puppet of the drug dealers The army of occupation set up a puppet government to rule the country.