stoogenoun [ C ]
uk/stuːdʒ/us/stuːdʒ/disapprovinga person who is forced or paid by someone in authority to do an unpleasant or secret job for them:
The newly appointed mayor is widely regarded as a government stooge.
an actor in a funny show in the theatre or on television whose job is to allow the main actor to make him or her look silly
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