WHIPPING BOY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who is punished for the errors of others

Synonyms:

scapegoat; whipping boy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("whipping boy" is a kind of...):

victim (an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance)

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