stooge
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
stooge /stuːʤ/ informal
▶noun
- 1 derogatory a subordinate used by another to do routine or unpleasant work.
- 2 a performer whose act involves being the butt of a comedian's jokes.
- 1 move about aimlessly.
- 2 be a comedian's stooge.
– origin early 20th cent.: of unknown origin.
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