Meanings
nounpuppet army (plural puppet armies)
plural puppet armies
- specificallySuch an army in China during the Sino-Japanese War.
Origin
From puppet + army, a calque from Mandarin 傀儡軍／傀儡军 (kuǐlěijūn, “puppet army”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 偽軍 /伪军, 傀儡軍 /傀儡军
- 偽軍 /伪军 (wěijūn)army formed by the invader by recruiting the people from the occupation zone
- 傀儡軍 /傀儡军 (kuǐlěijūn)army formed by the invader by recruiting the people from the occupation zone
Dutch marionettenleger
- marionettenlegerarmy formed by the invader by recruiting the people from the occupation zone
Finnish nukkearmeija
- nukkearmeijaarmy formed by the invader by recruiting the people from the occupation zone
Japanese 偽軍, 傀儡軍
- 偽軍 (gigun)army formed by the invader by recruiting the people from the occupation zone
- 傀儡軍 (kairaigun)army formed by the invader by recruiting the people from the occupation zone
Russian марионе́точная а́рмия
- марионе́точная а́рмия (marionétočnaja ármija)army formed by the invader by recruiting the people from the occupation zone
Vietnamese ngụy quân
- ngụy quânarmy formed by the invader by recruiting the people from the occupation zone
Cite this entry
APA
puppet army. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puppet%20army
MLA
“puppet army.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puppet%20army. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puppet army,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puppet%20army.
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