stooge
noun/stuːdʒ/
Frequency rank: #16,746 most common English word
Meaning
a person who is used by another to do unpleasant or dishonest work; a puppet or pawn.
Example sentence
The villain used his loyal assistant as stooge to distract the guards while he made his escape.
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