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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A scapegoat.
- noun A gullible victim; a dupe.
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- noun one who is
gullible and easilyduped - noun
scapegoat
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
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