dupe
dupe is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer.
- 2.To deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on one's credulity; to gull; as, dupe one by flattery. Ne'er have I duped him with base counterfeits. Coleridge.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abettor
- accessory
- accomplice
- adherent
- adjunct
- adjutant
- adjuvant
- advocate
- after
- all
- ally
- alter
- angel
- assistant
- associate
- auxiliary
- away
- backer
- bait
- believing
- bigotry
- bite
- blind
- candle
- catch
- champion
- cheese
- childish
- clerk
- coadjutor
- coadjutrix
- collaborator
- colleague
- complice
- conclusion
- confederate
- confidant
- confident
- confiding
- confrere
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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