dupe
noun/djuːp/
/duːp/
(formal)- a person who is tricked or cheated
- These men were simply the dupes of their unscrupulous leaders.
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from dialect French dupe ‘hoopoe’, from the bird's supposedly stupid appearance.Want to learn more?
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