noun (n)

• a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer(noun.artifact)

  Synonym:
  marionette
  

  source: wordnet30
• a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else(noun.person)

  Synonym:
  creature, tool
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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(noun.artifact)

  source: wordnet30
• A small image in the human form; a doll.(noun)

  source: webster1913