Stooge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person of unquestioning obedience

a victim of ridicule or pranks

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈuːdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈuːdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈuːdʒ/

1 syllable Say it as /stˈuːdʒ/.

Examples

His role was to stooge for the popular comedian
He stooged for the flamboyant Senator

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

butt laughingstock goat flunky flunkey yes-man

Parts of Speech

noun	a person of unquestioning obedience
noun	a victim of ridicule or pranks
verb	cruise in slow or routine flights
verb	act as the stooge “His role was to stooge for the popular comedian”
verb	act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner “He stooged for the flamboyant Senator”

Word Forms

stooge	verb	act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner
stooge	noun	a victim of ridicule or pranks

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Handlanger

eine Person von bedingungslosem Gehorsam

🇫🇷French

larbin

une personne d'obéissance inconditionnelle

🇪🇸Spanish

secuaz

una persona de obediencia incondicional

🇮🇹Italian

tirapiedi

una persona di obbedienza incondizionata

🇳🇱Dutch

stroman

een persoon van onvoorwaardelijke gehoorzaamheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

fantoche

uma pessoa de obediência inquestionável

🇷🇺Russian

марионетка

человек беспрекословного подчинения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कठपुतली

निर्विवाद आज्ञाकारिता का व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

কট্টর

প্রশ্নাতীত আনুগত্যের একজন ব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

கைக்கூலி

சந்தேகத்திற்கு இடமில்லாத கீழ்ப்படிதல் கொண்ட ஒரு நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

తొట్టి

ప్రశ్నించలేని విధేయత కలిగిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

काठी

निर्विवाद आज्ञाधारक व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

કઠોર

નિઃશંક આજ્ઞાપાલનની વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಟೋಜ್

ಪ್ರಶ್ನಾತೀತ ವಿಧೇಯತೆಯ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്റ്റൂജ്

ചോദ്യം ചെയ്യപ്പെടാത്ത അനുസരണയുള്ള ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਠੋਰ

ਨਿਰਵਿਵਾਦ ਆਗਿਆਕਾਰੀ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

کٹھ پتلی

بلا شبہ اطاعت کا ایک شخص

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

傀儡

绝对服从的人

🇯🇵Japanese

手先

疑いの余地のない従順な人

🇰🇷Korean

꼭두각시

무조건 순종하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người bù nhìn

một người tuân lệnh không nghi ngờ gì

🇹🇭Thai

สมุน

เป็นคนเชื่อฟังอย่างไม่สงสัย

🇮🇩Indonesian

antek

seseorang dengan ketaatan yang tidak perlu dipertanyakan lagi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عميل

شخص الطاعة المطلقة

🇮🇷Persian

گیره دار

فردی با اطاعت بی چون و چرا

🇹🇷Turkish

yardakçı

sorgusuz sualsiz itaat eden bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

בּוּבָּה

אדם של צייתנות ללא עוררין

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