Synonyms for whipping boy

Most common

patsy · scapegoat

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Someone punished for the errors of others.

Related words

Other spellings

whipping-boy

Example sentences

• patsy Layla saw Fadil as a patsy with a wallet.
• scapegoat Sami selected Layla to be the scapegoat.

By length

4 letters

goat¹

5 letters

patsy²

9 letters

scapegoat²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (patsy² = 2 syllables).