Associations to the word «Marionette»

Wiktionary

MARIONETTE, noun. A puppet, usually made of wood, which is animated by the pulling of strings.
MARIONETTE, noun. (zoology) The buffel duck.
MARIONETTE, verb. (transitive) To control (somebody) as if they were a puppet; to manipulate.

Dictionary definition

MARIONETTE, noun. A small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer.

Wise words

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Friedrich Nietzsche