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Synonyms for "whipping boy" in English

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whipping boy:
- scapegoat; whipping boy
- scapegoat; whipping boy

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Detailed Synonyms for whipping boy in English

whipping boy:

whipping boy

whipping boy
scapegoat; whipping boy
- scapegoat
- whipping boy

whipping boy [the ~] nomen

the whipping boy

– someone who is punished for the errors of others ¹
the scapegoat; the whipping boy
– someone who is punished for the errors of others ¹
- scapegoat [the ~] nomen
- whipping boy [the ~] nomen

Alternate Synonyms for "whipping boy":

scapegoat; victim

Related Definitions for "whipping boy":

someone who is punished for the errors of others¹

Related Synonyms for whipping boy

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University