puppet
A doll of cloth or wood, which can be operated by a puppeteer by means of strings and cable or by wearing it as a glove.
If it's controlled with puppet strings, it's a marionette.
Some puppets have proper names like Shanghai Doll or Pinocchio (character).
See also
* hand puppet
* finger puppet
* shadow puppet
* puppet rings (usually used together with puppet strings)
* control bar
* puppet show
* karakuri puppet (kind of like a wooden steampunk robot)
Aliases: none