stooge

Etymology
Perhaps an abbreviation of Russian ; the original meaning was “stage assistant, actor who assists a comedian”. It may have been a Yiddish vaudeville term.

Noun

 * 1) One who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit; a dupe.
 * 2)  A magician's assistant who pretends to be a member of the audience.
 * 3)  A straight man.
 * 4) A secret informant for police.
 * 5)  A confederate; a person who is secretly working for the researcher, unknown to the study participant.
 * 1)  A confederate; a person who is secretly working for the researcher, unknown to the study participant.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:, ,
 * German:
 * Hungarian:, , , ,
 * Macedonian: марионе́та
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: marioneta


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , , 狗爪子,
 * Finnish:
 * French:, , , ,
 * German:, Handlangerin, , Strohfrau, ,
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Japanese: 引き立て役, ,
 * Polish: ,
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Slovak: prisluhovač, poskok
 * Spanish: ,
 * Turkish: âlet olan kimse, ,


 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:, práskač
 * Finnish:
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian:, , ,  beépített ember
 * Macedonian: потка́жувач
 * Russian:, ,
 * Slovak: donášač, donášačka, konfident, konfidentka, špiceľ
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:

Verb

 * 1)  To act as a straight man.