1. people who act as puppets or accomplices for someone else, especially in a subservient way
Usage: often derogatory
2. performers who serve as targets for a comedian’s jokes or physical comedy
Usage: entertainment context

Examples

• The corrupt politician surrounded himself with stooges who never questioned his decisions.
• The committee members were just stooges for the chairman’s agenda.
• The Three Stooges were famous for their slapstick comedy routines.
• He used his employees as stooges to carry out his unethical schemes.
• The comedian’s stooges played their parts perfectly during the show.
• Don’t be anyone’s stooge – think for yourself and make your own decisions.