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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 easily duped
  • 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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