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Noun: marionette  ,mer-ee-u'net [N. Amer], ,ma-ree-u'net [Brit]
  1. A small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
    - puppet

Derived forms: marionettes

Type of: figure

Encyclopedia: Marionette

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