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What is another word for stooge?

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Noun

A subordinate used by another to do unpleasant routine work

One who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit

A performer whose act involves being the butt of a comedian's jokes

A funny person, typically an entertainer

An object of ridicule

A person who colludes with, or informs on others to, the authorities or enemy

A person who lacks intelligence

Humorous performer who supports the comic by providing contrast, often with deadpan delivery

A person whose profession is acting on the stage, in films, or on television

An unlikely winner or competitor in a contest or struggle

One who habitually relies on or exploits others and gives nothing in return

To walk in a leisurely way

To idle or do nothing in particular

(in a play, film, or television) To perform a fictitious role

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A subordinate used by another to do unpleasant routine work

labourer^UK

laborer^US

galley slave

maid of all work

hewers of wood and drawers of water

hewer of wood and drawer of water

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“I believe strongly that he was a stooge of the then-chairman of the department of pediatrics.”

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One who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit

lamb to the slaughter

another's action boob

glutton for punishment

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“To what extent Tonge was complicit in fabricating the evidence rather than being merely a gullible stooge is unknown.”

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A performer whose act involves being the butt of a comedian's jokes

“Pokrass, who once wrote an opera based on Cyrano de Bergerac, had been a stage stooge for comedian Jack Pepper.”

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A funny person, typically an entertainer

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An object of ridicule

lamb to the slaughter

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A person who colludes with, or informs on others to, the authorities or enemy

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A person who lacks intelligence

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Humorous performer who supports the comic by providing contrast, often with deadpan delivery

Noun

A person whose profession is acting on the stage, in films, or on television

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An unlikely winner or competitor in a contest or struggle

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One who habitually relies on or exploits others and gives nothing in return

poverty-stricken person

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To walk in a leisurely way

go for a constitutional

move at a snail's pace

go hither and thither

reconnoiter^US

reconnoitre^UK

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To idle or do nothing in particular

do nothing in particular

moulder^UK

molder^US

sit back and do nothing

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(in a play, film, or television) To perform a fictitious role

dramatise^UK

dramatize^US

satirize^US

satirise^UK

do an impersonation of

put before the public

assume the character of

feign the identity of

assume the identity of

set oneself up as

play to the gallery

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