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Stooge

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Noun

1. flunkey, flunky, stooge, yes-man

a person of unquestioning obedience

2. butt, goat, laughingstock, stooge

a victim of ridicule or pranks

Verb

3. stooge

cruise in slow or routine flights

4. stooge

act as the stooge

Example Sentences:
'His role was to stooge for the popular comedian'

5. stooge

act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner

Example Sentences:
'He stooged for the flamboyant Senator'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Stooge

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noun
1. 
an actor who feeds lines to a comedian or acts as a foil or butt
2. slang
someone who is taken advantage of by another
verb (intransitive)
3. slang
to act as a stooge
4. (foll by about or around) slang
(esp in the RAF) to fly or move about aimlessly

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Stooge

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noun Informal
1. 
an actor who assists a comedian by feeding him lines, being the victim of pranks, etc.
2. 
any person who acts as a foil, underling, etc. to another
term of contempt
verb intransitiveWord forms: stooged or ˈstooging
3.  Informal
to be a stooge (for someone)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Stooge

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n.
1. The partner in a comedy team who feeds lines to the other comedian; a straight man.
2. One who allows oneself to be used for another's profit or advantage; a puppet.
3. Slang A stool pigeon.
intr.v. stooged, stoog·ing, stoog·es
To be a stooge or behave like one.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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