stooge
noun[C]
disapprovinguk/stuːdʒ/us/stuːdʒ/apersonwho isforcedorpaidby someone inauthorityto do anunpleasantorsecretjobfor them:
傀儡;走狗,奴才Thenewlyappointedmayoriswidelyregardedas agovernmentstooge.人们普遍认为新任命的市长是政府的傀儡。
anactorin afunnyshow in thetheatreor ontelevisionwhosejobis toallowthemainactorto make him or herlooksilly
(滑稽表演中的)逗趣配角,丑角People who serve other people
- anti-slavery
- below/above stairsidiom
- boot boy
- butler
- clerk
- dogsbody
- gofer
- housemaid
- labourer
- lackey
- lapdog
- maid
- puppet
- retainer
- servant
- skivvy
- slave
- slave trade
- slavery
- valet
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