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Stooge vs Puppet - What's the difference?

stooge | puppet |

As nouns the difference between stooge and puppet

is that stooge is one who knowingly allows herself or himself to be used for another's profit; a dupe while puppet is any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.

stooge

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who knowingly allows herself or himself to be used for another's profit; a dupe.
  • (comedy) A straight man.
  • A secret informant for police.

    • See also

    * claque

    puppet

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia puppet) (en noun)
  • Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
  • (lb) A person, country, etc, controlled by another.
  • :(Sir Walter Scott)
  • :
  • (lb) A poppet; a small image in the human form; a doll.
  • (lb) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.

    • Derived terms

    * glove puppet * hand puppet * puppeteer * puppet government * puppetman * puppetmaster * puppet regime * puppet state * puppetry * puppet valve * shadow puppet * sock puppet

    Related terms

    * marionette * muppet