He is only someone's stooge.
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Stooge
//stuːd͡ʒ//
Synonyms for "stooge" (286 found)
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Noun(29 words)
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Verb(1 words)
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3 entriesRelated terms
1 entrieshas context
4 entriesmanner of
2 entriesrelated to
6 entriesTranslations
72 translations across 14 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- доносник noun (secret informant for police)
- марионетка noun (one who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 傀儡 noun (dupe)
- 告密者 noun (secret informant for police)
- 密探 noun (secret informant for police)
- 狗爪子 noun (dupe)
Czech
4 entries- loutka noun (one who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit)
- panák noun (one who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit)
- poskok noun (one who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit)
- práskač noun (secret informant for police)
Finnish
2 entries- lammas noun (dupe)
- vasikka noun (secret informant for police)
French
4 entries- dupe noun (dupe)
- laquais noun (dupe)
- larbin noun (dupe)
- pigeon noun (dupe)
German
4 entries- Handlanger noun (dupe)
- Handlangerin noun (dupe)
- Hiwi noun (dupe)
- Jasager noun (dupe)
Hungarian
4 entries- balek noun (dupe)
- besúgó noun (secret informant for police)
- beépített ember noun (secret informant for police)
- báb noun (one who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit)
Japanese
3 entries- 引き立て役 noun (dupe)
- 手先 noun (dupe)
- 操り人形 noun (dupe)
Macedonian
2 entries- марионе́та noun (one who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit)
- потка́жувач noun (secret informant for police)
Polish
2 entries- marionetka noun (dupe)
- pionek noun (dupe)
Russian
4 entries- доносчик noun (secret informant for police)
- лаке́й noun (dupe)
- марионе́тка noun (dupe)
- марионетка noun (one who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit)
Slovak
4 entries- donášač noun (secret informant for police)
- donášačka noun (secret informant for police)
- konfident noun (secret informant for police)
- konfidentka noun (secret informant for police)
Spanish
4 entries- confidente noun (secret informant for police)
- iluso noun (dupe)
- marioneta noun (one who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit)
- primo noun (dupe)
Turkish
4 entries- casus noun (secret informant for police)
- yaltakçı noun (dupe)
- yardakçı noun (dupe)
- âlet olan kimse noun (dupe)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Find yourself another stooge!
Source: tatoeba (8999879)
I never thought you'd stooge for the police.
Source: tatoeba (8999880)
The Palestinians think he's an Israeli stooge.
Source: tatoeba (8999883)
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