Dependent and Puppet

Dependent

Dependent noun - A person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support).

Puppet and dependent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Puppet" instead the word "Dependent" as an adjective or a noun.

Puppet

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

Dependent and puppet are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dependent" instead the word "Puppet" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: puppetry, puppeteer

Both words in one sentence

  • The puppet was carefully selected to be stupid, ignorant, tractable and totally dependent on them, and yet look like a Reasonable Authority Figure to the other people.
  • Literature / Victoria Puppet State: Victoria is dependent on Russia for weapons and military/political support, their leader takes orders from his foreign Kaiser, and the Chinese secure a 99-year monopoly on providing power to Victoria.
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