puppet

n 1: a small figure of a person operated from above with strings

by a puppeteer [syn: {marionette}]

2: a person who is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest

tasks for someone else [syn: {creature}, {tool}]

3: a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth

body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated

with the fingers