Why call a person a “puppet”? Swipe for the connection behind the word. #words #vocabulary
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THE STORY BEHIND A WORD: Why call a person a “puppet”?. A puppet moves, but someone else controls it. Calling a person a “puppet” makes the same accusation: someone else is in charge.
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WHERE THE NAME CAME FROM: The source of “puppet”. French “poupette” meant a little doll. The related English word “puppet” became a name for a figure moved by strings or a hand.
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HOW THE MEANING CHANGED: Someone else is pulling the strings.. A puppet depends on an operator. Calling someone a “puppet” suggests they are controlled by another person. No actual strings required. Try five words in the free daily game at lexifour.com.