en whipping boy

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: German Wiktionary, English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Synonyms

  • en scapegoat (n, person) ➜
  • de prügelknabe (n) ➜
  • de prügelknabe ➜
  • en scapegoat ➜
  • fr lampiste ➜
  • fr pigeon ➜
  • nl zondebok ➜
  • ru козел отпущения ➜
  • ru крайний ➜
  • ru мальчик для битья ➜
  • ru стрелочник ➜
  • sv strykgosse ➜
  • sv strykpojke ➜
  • zh 替罪羊 ➜
  • fr lampiste (n) ➜

Related terms

  • de prügelknabe (n) ➜
  • en prince ➜
  • en whip ➜
  • fr tête de turc (n) ➜
  • la flagritriba (n) ➜
  • ru мальчик для битья (n) ➜

Word forms

  • en whipping boys (n) ➜

Derived from

  • en boy (n) ➜

Links to other resources

  • en.wiktionary.org whipping boy
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