stooge

English

stooge (plural stooges)

One who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit; a dupe.
(comedy) A straight man.
A secret informant for police.
(psychology) A confederate; a person who is secretly working for the researcher, unknown to the study participant.

dupe

Chinese:
Mandarin: 走狗 (zh) (zǒugǒu), 走卒 (zh) (zǒuzú), 傀儡 (zh) (kuǐlěi), 狗爪子 (gǒuzhuǎzi), 跟屁蟲 (zh), 跟屁虫 (zh) (gēnpìchóng)
Finnish: lammas (fi)
French: dupe (fr) f, pion (fr) m, pigeon (fr) m, larbin (fr) m, laquais (fr) m
German: Handlanger (de) m, Handlangerin f, Strohmann (de) m, Strohfrau f

Hungarian: stróman (hu)
Japanese: 引き立て役 (ひきたてやく, hikitateyaku), 手先 (てさき, tesaki), 操り人形 (あやつりにんぎょう, ayatsuri ningyō)
Russian: марионе́тка (ru) f (marionétka), подпева́ла (ru) m or f (podpevála), лаке́й (ru) m (lakéj), шестёрка (ru) m or f (šestjórka) (colloquial, lit.: "number six")
Spanish: primo (es) m, marioneta f, iluso (es) m
Turkish: âlet olan kimse, yaltakçı (tr), yardakçı (tr)

straight man — see straight man

secret informant for police

Hungarian: besúgó (hu), spicli (hu)
Russian: осведоми́тель (ru) m (osvedomítelʹ), осведоми́тельница (ru) f (osvedomítelʹnica), стука́ч (ru) m (stukáč) (colloquial, pejorative)
Spanish: confidente (es)
Turkish: casus (tr)

stooge (third-person singular simple present stooges, present participle stooging, simple past and past participle stooged)

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