傀儡

kairai or kugutu
puppet, marionette, or, archaically, prostitute

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Introduced to a brand new word today, apropos of the Trump victory. My husband told me this morning that he thought Trump, a man with little true intelligence, was more likely being manipulated by the lackeys who surround him. Called him a 傀儡. I had to look that up. Never heard the term before. Never saw or used either of the characters before. One good thing about the rise of an orange authoritarian in the US? Learning more Japanese!