stooge

[US]/stuːdʒ/
[UK]/stuːdʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a supporting actor or comedian in a comedy act; an assistant; a puppet; a spy

vi. to act as a supporting actor; [British slang] to cruise

Example Sentences

she stooged around in the bathroom for a while.

party stooges put there to do a job on behalf of central office.

He is just a stooge for the real mastermind behind the scenes.

The politician was accused of being a stooge for the corporate interests.

The boss always uses his stooge to do his dirty work.

She refused to be a stooge in their plan to cheat the customers.

The stooge took the blame for the crime, protecting the real criminal.

The stooge pretended not to know anything about the illegal activities.

He was used as a stooge by the con artist to deceive innocent people.

The stooge was promised a share of the profits for his cooperation.

She felt like a stooge when she realized she had been manipulated all along.

The stooge was given false information to mislead the authorities.

Real-world Examples

John King is a stooge. The " Post" Is irresponsible.

Source: newsroom

It's not hard. Just picture the Three Stooges, and then take away two stooges.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

He thought, like you, that I had turned from faithful Death Eater to Dumbledore's stooge.

Source: 6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The three stooges are all dead.

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

But, you know, you pay a price. Now I'm this corporate stooge..

Source: Friends Season 9

Please, the only thing he needs me for is to be his whipping boy, his his stooge, his doormat.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 6

Mousa is accused of being a stooge of the government, a tool, to give the election the veneer of legitimacy.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation May 2018

Meanwhile, biometric registration at banks should expose more money laundered by civil servants and their stooges.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Those women appointed through the quota system were seen, rightly or wrongly, as stooges of Mr Mubarak.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

And they specifically don't want to speak to the Afghan government because they say they're stooges of the West.

Source: NPR News August 2019 Collection

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