All catspaw synonyms
cat's-paw
C c noun catspaw
- stooge — an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes.
- sucker — a person or thing that sucks.
- tool — an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- dupe — duplicate.
- instrument — a mechanical tool or implement, especially one used for delicate or precision work: surgical instruments.
- chump — If you call someone who you like a chump, you are telling them that they have done something rather stupid or foolish, or that they are always doing stupid things.
- sap — Fortification. a deep, narrow trench constructed so as to form an approach to a besieged place or an enemy's position.
- pawn — to deposit as security, as for money borrowed, especially with a pawnbroker: He raised the money by pawning his watch.
- cat's-paw — a person used by another as a tool; dupe