stooge

[ stooj ]
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noun
  1. any underling, assistant, or accomplice.

  2. an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of the jokes.

verb (used without object),stooged, stoog·ing.
  1. to act as an underling, assistant, or accomplice.

Origin of stooge

1
An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; origin uncertain

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How to use stooge in a sentence

  • The papers said that the steel necktie worn by my stooge at the theatre had to be cut off by a water-cooled electric saw.

    The Double Spy | Dan T. Moore
  • And see how he managed to slide in that bit about corruption, right before his stooge handed him that bulletin?

    Null-ABC | Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire
  • You were another perfect stooge, from Grady's point of view.

    Ham Sandwich | James H. Schmitz

British Dictionary definitions for stooge

stooge

/ (stuːdʒ) /


noun
  1. an actor who feeds lines to a comedian or acts as his foil or butt

  2. slang someone who is taken advantage of by another

verb(intr)
  1. slang to act as a stooge

  2. (foll by about or around) slang (esp in the RAF) to fly or move about aimlessly

Origin of stooge

1
C20: of unknown origin

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