| NOUN | person | scapegoat, whipping boy | someone who is punished for the errors of others |
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| Sounds | skey'pgow.t | |
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| Rhymes | afloat ... zygote: 61 rhymes with owt... | |
| Meaning | someone who is punished for the errors of others. | |
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| Synonym | whipping boy | |
| Broader | victim | An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance |
| Spanish | cabeza de turco, chivo expiatorio, suplefaltas, víctima propiciatoria | |
| Catalan | boc expiatori, cap de turc, tapaforats | |
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