marionette
pronunciation
How to pronounce marionette in British English:
UK [ˌmæriəˈnet]
How to pronounce marionette in American English:
US [ˌmæriəˈnɛt]
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- Noun:
- a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
Word Origin
- marionette (n.)
- puppet worked by strings, c. 1620, literally "little little Mary," from French marionette (16c.), diminutive of Old French mariole "figurine, idol, picture of the Virgin Mary," diminutive of Marie (see Mary). For ending, see -ette.