Meatpuppet
Pronunciation: /ˈmitˈpəpət/
Meatpuppet (noun)
- A person who is controlled by someone else to support them online, often in discussions or votes.
Examples
- The forum was flooded with meatpuppets to sway the vote.
- He suspected the new accounts were just meatpuppets.
Common collocations: create a meatpuppet, identify a meatpuppet, meatpuppet account