Associations to the word «Marionette»
Verb
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
A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.