Meaning & use
stooge
A person used by someone else to perform an unpleasant task, or a comedian's assistant who is the butt of jokes.
See it in a sentence
The company's spokesperson was really just a stooge repeating whatever lines the executives fed him.
In the classic comedy duo, one man played the clever lead while the other was the bumbling stooge.
A note on using this word
Stooge often carries a dismissive tone, implying someone is being used or manipulated without real power of their own.
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