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
An already tumultuous week, which has seen players resigning from the PGA Tour while being asked if they are "Saudi stooges" in uncomfortable news conferences, took a significant turn at 14:45 BST.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2022
Only difference is instead of the three stooges, it’s the five stooges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2021
The militias were on the defensive for the first time in years, with some demonstrators deriding them as Iranian stooges.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2020
Standing at the pulpit, he gave the signal to a few of his stooges to bring in ten big cardboard posters which listed in alphabetical order every student in school.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
