English-German translation for "whipping boy"

"whipping boy" German translation

whipping boy
noun | Substantiv s

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  • Prügelknabemasculine | Maskulinum m, -jungemasculine | Maskulinum m
    whipping boy
    whipping boy
  • Junge, der für einen anderen Prügel bekommt
    whipping boy
    whipping boy
  • Sündenbockmasculine | Maskulinum m
    whipping boy figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    whipping boy figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig

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