slave vs puppet
puppet vs slaveslave and puppet both are nouns.
slave is a verb but puppet is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| slave | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| puppet | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
puppet is a hyponym of
slave; that is, puppet is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
slave:
- slave: a person who is owned by someone
- puppet: a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
Other hyponyms of slave include
bondman, bondsman, bondmaid, bondswoman, bondwoman, bond servant, creature, tool, galley slave.
| slave (noun) | puppet (noun) |
|---|---|
| a person who is owned by someone | 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 |
| someone who works as hard as a slave | a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer |
| someone entirely dominated by some influence or person | a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else |
| slave (verb) | puppet (verb) |
|---|---|
| work very hard, like a slave |
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