stooge
noun /stuːdʒ/
/stuːdʒ/
- (informal, usually disapproving) a person who is used by somebody to do things that are unpleasant or dishonest
受人驱使的人;奴才;走狗 - a performer in a show whose role is to appear silly so that the other performers can make jokes about him or her
(供其他演员作弄打趣的)丑角
词源early 20th cent.: of unknown origin.