Cipher and Puppet

Cipher

Cipher noun - A person of no importance or influence.

Usage example: it was either write the Great American Novel or be consigned to the status of a cipher in the annals of literature

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Puppet and cipher are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Puppet" instead a noun "Cipher".

Nearby Words: ciphered, ciphering

Puppet noun - A small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything.

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Cipher and puppet are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cipher" instead a noun "Puppet".

Nearby Words: puppetry, puppeteer

standard	standard cipher	standard puppet
real	real cipher	real puppet
ineffectual	ineffectual cipher	ineffectual puppet
new	new cipher	new puppet
Other adjectives: political, giant, red, purple.

Cipher uses Exact Words to both take Dipper as his "puppet" and to outright destroy the laptop.

Source: Leonine Contract
Dipper, in a desperate attempt to get a password to a laptop containing information he needs, makes a deal with Bill Cipher, who says he "Only wants a puppet" (Mabel had made a bunch of sock puppets to impress her crush).

Source: Demonic Possession

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