- (informal, usually disapproving)
a person who is used by somebody to do things that are unpleasant or dishonest 受人驱使的人；奴才；走狗 a performer in a show whose role is to appear silly so that the other performers can make jokes about him or her （供其他演员作弄打趣的）丑角
Word Originearly 20th cent.: of unknown origin.