Meaning of Stooge | Babel Free
stuːd͡ʒDefinitions
- One who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit; a dupe.
- A magician's assistant who pretends to be a member of the audience.
- A straight man.
- A secret informant for police.
- A confederate; a person who is secretly working for the researcher, unknown to the study participant.
Equivalents
Deutsch
Büttel
Handlanger
Handlangerin
Hiwi
Jasager
Marionette
Polizeispitzel
Spitzel
Strohfrau
Strohmann
한국어
앞잡이
Svenska
hantlangare
Українська
маріонетка
Tiếng Việt
chó săn
Examples
“I'd like to show you what a wipeout looks like from the board. I'm pretty good at getting wiped out, so I'll be the stooge.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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