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marionette en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌmæɹi.əˈnɛt/

Etymology

Borrowed from French marionnette. The word had originally meant a small statue of the Virgin Mary, then also a puppet of her used in religious theatrical presentations, finally generalised to any puppet.

Meanings

  1. A puppet, usually made of wood, which is animated by the pulling of strings.
    • If you think we are worked by strings, Like a Japanese marionette, You don't understand these things: It is simply Court etiquette. 1885, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert; Arthur Sullivan, composer, […] The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu, London: Chappel & Co., […], →OCLC:
  2. (obsolete) The buffel duck.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
marionettes Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

marionettish · Muppet · supermarionette · marionettelike · marionette line · Supermarionation · marionettist

Translations (44)

th หุ่นเชิด (string puppet) · ru марионе́тка (string puppet) · ota ببك (string puppet) · io marioneto (string puppet) · nn marionett (string puppet) · nl marionet (string puppet) · kk қуыршақ (string puppet) · ja マリオネット (string puppet) · cmn 提線木偶 /提线木偶 (string puppet) · ia marionette (string puppet) · cmn 扯線木偶 /扯线木偶 (string puppet) · it marionetta (string puppet) · fr marionnette (string puppet) · cmn 扯線木偶 /扯线木偶 (string puppet) · hu marionett (string puppet) · ro marionetă (string puppet) · tr kukla (string puppet) · az marionet (string puppet) · fa عَرُوسَکِ خَیْمَه شَب بازِی (string puppet) · ca marioneta (string puppet) · ja 糸繰り人形 (string puppet) · vo marionät (string puppet) · de Marionette (string puppet) · la vavato (string puppet) · sv marionett (string puppet) · ka მარიონეტი (string puppet) · pl marionetka (string puppet) · sk bábka (string puppet) · nb marionett (string puppet) · hy խամաճիկ (string puppet) · yue 木頭公仔 /木头公仔 (string puppet) · af marionet (string puppet) · bg марионетка (string puppet) · ota قوقله (string puppet) · pt marionete (string puppet) · cs marioneta (string puppet) · pdt Aumpelmaun (string puppet) · yue 扯線公仔 /扯线公仔 (string puppet) · eo marioneto (string puppet) · cmn 懸絲傀儡 /悬丝傀儡 (string puppet) · uk маріоне́тка (string puppet) · be марыяне́тка (string puppet) · fi marionetti (string puppet) · es marioneta (string puppet)

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marionette en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌmæɹi.əˈnɛt/

Etymology

Borrowed from French marionnette. The word had originally meant a small statue of the Virgin Mary, then also a puppet of her used in religious theatrical presentations, finally generalised to any puppet.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To control (somebody) as if they were a puppet; to manipulate.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
marionettes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
marionetting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
marionetted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
marionetted Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

manipulator

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