patsy

n. Slang, pl., -sies.
A person easily taken advantage of, cheated, blamed, or ridiculed.

[Perhaps from Italian pazzo, fool, from Old Italian paccio.]

noun

1. A person who is easily deceived or victimized: butt³, dupe, fool, gull, lamb, pushover, victim. Informal sucker. Slang fall guy, gudgeon, mark, monkey, pigeon, sap¹. Chiefly British mug. See wise/foolish.
2. One who is made an object of blame: goat, scapegoat, whipping boy. Slang fall guy. See praise/blame.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
  Synonyms: chump, fool, gull, mark, fall guy, sucker, schlemiel, shlemiel, soft touch, mug

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - syndebuk, godtroende fjols

Nederlands (Dutch)
slachtoffer van grap/ bedrog etc.

Français (French)
n. - pigeon (fam), dupe

Deutsch (German)
n. - (ugs.) Einfaltspinsel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ευκολόπιστος, αιώνιο θύμα

Italiano (Italian)
capro espiatorio, scelto per andarci di mezzo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - estúpido (m), pessoa facilmente manipulada (f)

Русский (Russian)
фрайер, козел отпущения

Español (Spanish)
n. - pelele, primo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lätt byte, driftskucku, syndabock

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
容易受骗的人, 懦夫

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 容易受騙的人, 懦夫

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 뒤집어쓰는 사람, 웃음거리가 되는 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 嘲笑の的, かも, 責任者, 犠牲にされる人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أضحوكه, مسخرة, مهزأة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קורבן לרמאות, לעג ותעלולים (מדוברת, צפון-אמריקה)‬

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