(1):

(n.) A similar figure moved by the hand or by a wire in a mock drama; a marionette; a wooden actor in a play.

(2):

(n.) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.

(3):

(n.) One controlled in his action by the will of another; a tool; - so used in contempt.

(4):

(n.) A small image in the human form; a doll.