Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Puppet \Pup"pet\, n. [OE. popet, OF. poupette; akin to F.
   poup['e]e a doll, probably from L. puppa, pupa, a girl, doll,
   puppet. Cf. {Poupeton}, {Pupa}, {Pupil}, {Puppy}.] [Written
   also {poppet}.]
   1. A small image in the human form; a doll.

Source : WordNet®

puppet
     n 1: a small figure of a person operated from above with strings
          by a puppeteer [syn: {marionette}]
     2: a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform
        unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else [syn: {creature},
         {tool}]
     3: a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth
        body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated
        with the fingers