stooge:
(plural: ‘stooges‘; for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
a stooge (L) being used by his boss
an actor in play on stage or in a movie who does silly or funny things that other actors use to make the audience laugh;
a person who pretends to be a member of the audience at a magic show who volunteers to follow the magician’s instructions and make the show look really real and the magician doing real acts;
a person who acts on behalf of another person or organisation without openly showing the secret relationship between them;
a person who by nature allows others to manipulate him/her; a puppet;
an accomplice or assistant;
(also called ‘stool pigeon’) a secret informer,
David Blaine (arrow mark), the famous street magician, doing tricks using stooges (in circle)
Joe entered the stage show world aspiring to become a lead actor, but as he was unlucky and did not get any offers to act in main roles, he opted to be a stooge in some comedy shows to make a living.
It’s understood that many politicians in high positions are nothing more than stooges, mere puppets, in the hands of their parties and the huge fund raisers who actually direct them as they wish.
Magicians are known to hire stooges who act like they are just members of the audience but actually paid and trained to appear on stage and follow the previously scripted moves to make their shows look real and more awesome!
