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Marionette vs Muppet - What's the difference?

marionette | muppet |

As nouns the difference between marionette and muppet

is that marionette is a or any type of puppet generally while muppet is a type of puppet created by jim henson, the jim henson company, or the muppets studio llc, and popularized by , typically operated with one hand of the puppeteer inside the head and a rod or glove to move one arm of the puppet.

marionette

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A puppet, usually made of wood, which is animated by the pulling of strings.
  • * 1885 — (Gilbert and Sullivan),
    • If you think we are worked by strings,
    Like a Japanese marionette ,
    You don't understand these things:
    It is simply Court etiquette.
  • (zoology) The buffel duck.

    • Derived terms

    * marionettist

    Verb

    (marionett)
  • To control (somebody) as if they were a puppet; to manipulate.

    • See also

    * (wikipedia "marionette") * * manipulator ----

    muppet

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, Australian, slang, pejorative) An incompetent or foolish person.
    • Sally is such a muppet , the way she always misses the train.