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单词 chump
释义

chump

noun

ˈchəmp How to pronounce chump (audio)
plural chumps
informal : a person who is easily tricked : a stupid or foolish person
When you get down to it, he's a sucker. A chump. He's spent more time and money on me in six weeks than all the men I've known put together. Terry McMillan
see also chump change

Synonyms

  • dupe
  • gull
  • mug [chiefly British]
  • patsy
  • pigeon
  • pushover
  • sap
  • soft touch
  • sucker
  • tool
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Example Sentences

the guy trying to unload that used car must have thought that I was a chump
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Word History

Etymology

perhaps blend of chunk and lump

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

chump

noun

as in sucker
one who is easily deceived or cheated the guy trying to unload that used car must have thought that I was a chump

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sucker
  • patsy
  • victim
  • loser
  • tool
  • pigeon
  • fool
  • pushover
  • dupe
  • target
  • gull
  • soft touch
  • sap
  • idiot
  • moron
  • jackass
  • schlemiel
  • dolt
  • monkey
  • lunatic
  • goose
  • butt
  • mug
  • dunce
  • laughingstock
  • simpleton
  • blockhead
  • mock
  • imbecile
  • booby
  • simp
  • ninny
  • schnook
  • nitwit
  • mockery
  • turkey
  • dummy
  • schlub
  • dodo
  • nincompoop
  • dope
  • shlub
  • derision
  • shlemiel
  • half-wit
  • cat's-paw
  • schlump
  • dumbbell
  • mark
  • yo-yo

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • swindler
  • cheater
  • trickster
  • shark
  • cheat
  • dodger
  • confidence man
  • slicker
  • sharper
  • defrauder
  • cozener
  • hoaxer
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