Puppet and Stooge

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Puppet

Puppet noun - One that is or can be used to further the purposes of another.

Usage example: accused the newspaper editor of being a puppet for the moneyed people of the town

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Stooge is a synonym for puppet in person topic. In some cases you can use "Stooge" instead a noun "Puppet", when it comes to topics like pawn, over, flunkey, person or toy manipulated by another. informal substitute

Nearby Words: puppetry, puppeteer

Stooge

Stooge noun - A victim of ridicule or pranks.

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Synonyms for Stooge

Puppet is a synonym for stooge in person topic. You can use "Puppet" instead a noun "Stooge", if it concerns topics such as dupe, pawn, over. popular alternative

Nearby Word: stooging

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How words are described

better	better puppet	better stooge
alien	alien puppet	alien stooge
small	small puppet	small stooge
loyal	loyal puppet	loyal stooge
Other adjectives: serious, black, willing, soviet.

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