stooge
noun
any underling, assistant, or accomplice.
Example Sentences
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Take, for instance, the three stooges of “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Albeit his stooges would not be the three of yesteryear’s Hollywood, Larry, Moe and Shemp.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
But the music is anything but impersonal, and the album’s biggest hit, “Crossover,” is an indictment of sellouts and corporate stooges.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2022
“The Dumb Waiter” lampoons the subservience to authoritarian power by focusing on the behavior of the stooges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2021
The student body watched with glee as Leon’s stooges tried to scotch-tape the posters to the wall at the rear of the stage.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
