(1) - Puppet (n.) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe. (2) - Puppet (n.) One controlled in his action by the will of another; a tool; -- so used in contempt. (3) - Puppet (n.) A similar figure moved by the hand or by a wire in a mock drama; a marionette; a wooden actor in a play. (4) - Puppet (n.) A small image in the human form; a doll.