Stooge

Stooge Definition

A person used or manipulated by someone else, especially as a foolish accomplice or an audience plant; also, a comic performer who sets up another performer’s jokes.

A familiar but informal, often disparaging term; the comic-performance sense is especially associated with vaudeville and comedy.

Stooge is a noun.

Stooge has medium GRE relevance.

Stooge Synonyms

accomplice , dupe , foil , patsy , puppet

How To Use Stooge In A Sentence

1. The corrupt official used a trusted aide as a stooge to take the blame.
2. The audience quickly realized that the volunteer was a stooge planted by the magician.
3. In the comedy routine, the straight man relied on his stooge to set up the punch lines.