marionette

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ldoce_216_cmar·i·o·nette /ˌmæriəˈnet/ noun [countable]  DGOa puppet whose arms and legs are moved by pulling strings 牵线木偶 →5  See picture of finger puppet 手指木偶, marionette 牵线木偶, glove puppet BrE 【英】/hand puppet AmE 【美】手套式木偶 →4  See picture of 见图 marionette

Examples from the Corpus

marionette• And then her legs gently folded and she subsided slowly on the step, ungainly as a marionette.• Perry, in a fishing jacket, moving like a marionette that swallowed a pneumatic drill.• Hanns Ebensten describes the puppets as' marionettes, on strings, about fourteen inches high.• Thus wired, many patients feel like a clumsy marionette.• Strong ministers were still their own men; the weaker degenerated into marionettes.• She reminds me of marionettes I have seen.• At the moment it's marionettes Louise: Marionettes?• Visitors were intrigued by the live specimens, marionettes and innovations such as the Mouse Alert and the mini bubble.Origin marionette (1600-1700) French marionnette, from the female name Marion, from Marie “Mary”

mar·i·o·nette nounChineseSyllable  

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marionette
mar‧i‧o‧nette /ˌmæriəˈnet/ noun [countable]a puppet whose arms and legs are moved by pulling strings

mar·io·netteBrE /ˌmæriəˈnet/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmæriəˈnet/ 🔊 nouna puppet whose arms, legs and head are moved by strings 牵线木偶