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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