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stooge

stooge

English

Noun

stooge ‎(plural stooges)

One who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit; a dupe.
(comedy) A straight man.
A secret informant for police.

Translations

dupe

Chinese:
Mandarin: 走狗 (zh) ‎(zǒugǒu), 走卒 (zh) ‎(zǒuzú), 傀儡 (zh) ‎(kuǐlěi), 狗爪子 ‎(gǒuzhuǎzi), 跟屁蟲 (zh), 跟屁虫 (zh) ‎(gēnpìchóng)
Finnish: lammas (fi)
French: dupe (fr) f, pion (fr) m, pigeon (fr) m, larbin (fr) m, laquais (fr) m
German: Handlanger (de) m, Handlangerin f, Strohmann (de) m, Strohfrau f

Japanese: 引き立て役 ‎(ひきたてやく, hikitateyaku), 手先 ‎(てさき, tesaki), 操り人形 ‎(あやつりにんぎょう, ayatsuri ningyō)
Russian: марионе́тка (ru) f ‎(marionétka), подпева́ла (ru) m, f ‎(podpevála), лаке́й (ru) m ‎(lakéj), шестёрка (ru) m, f ‎(šestjórka) (colloquial, lit.: "number six")
Spanish: primo (es) m, marioneta f, iluso (es) m
Turkish: âlet olan kimse, yaltakçı (tr), yardakçı (tr)

straight man — see straight man

secret informant for police

Chinese:
Mandarin: 密探 (zh) ‎(mìtàn), 告密者 (zh) ‎(gàomìzhě)
Finnish: vasikka (fi)

German: Spitzel (de) m, Polizeispitzel m
Russian: осведоми́тель (ru) m ‎(osvedomítelʹ), осведоми́тельница (ru) f ‎(osvedomítelʹnica), стука́ч (ru) m ‎(stukáč) (colloquial, pejorative)
Spanish: confidente (es)
Turkish: casus (tr)

Verb

stooge ‎(third-person singular simple present stooges, present participle stooging, simple past and past participle stooged)

To act as a straight man.

See also

claque