操あやつり人にん形ぎょう

noun

puppet; marionette

A doll or figure manipulated by strings, rods, or hands; also used metaphorically for a person controlled by others.

• 彼かれは操あやつり人にん形ぎょうのように上じょう司しに動うごかされている。

  He is being manipulated by his boss like a puppet.

• 伝でん統とう的てきな操あやつり人にん形ぎょうの劇げきを見みに行いった。

  I went to see a traditional puppet play.