Meaning

5 senses
  1. One who knowingly allows themself to be used for another's profit; a dupe.

    Marionette, Handlanger, Handlangerin

    марионе́ткаmarionétka, подпева́лаpodpevála, лаке́йlakéj

  2. A magician's assistant who pretends to be a member of the audience.

  3. A straight man.

  4. A secret informant for police.

    Spitzel, Polizeispitzel

    осведоми́тельosvedomítelʹ, осведоми́тельницаosvedomítelʹnica, стука́чstukáč

  5. A confederate; a person who is secretly working for the researcher, unknown to the study participant.

More definitions
  • a person of unquestioning obedience
  • a victim of ridicule or pranks

Examples

5 sentences
  1. I'm not a stooge.

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  2. I never thought you'd stooge for the police.

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  3. He is only someone's stooge.

    ruОн всего лишь чья-то марионетка.

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  4. Find yourself another stooge!

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  5. The Palestinians think he's an Israeli stooge.

    ruПалестинцы думают, что он израильская марионетка.

    deDie Palästinenser halten ihn für einen Handlanger der Israeliten.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
one who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit — see also dupe:
secret informant for police:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
one who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit — see also dupe:
secret informant for police:

Origin

Perhaps an abbreviation of Russian студе́нт (studént) [stʊˈdʲent]; the original meaning wa

Perhaps an abbreviation of Russian студе́нт (studént) [stʊˈdʲent]; the original meaning was “stage assistant, actor who assists a comedian”. It may have been a Yiddish vaudeville term.

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Forms

plural: stooges
Singularstooge
Pluralstooges

regular

Synonyms

36 synonyms

See also

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