as in sucker
one who is easily deceived or cheated
the guy trying to unload that used car must have thought that I was a chump
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Recent Examples of chump
Dutton is reluctant at first but soon unleashes his fists on two chumps to the tune of $420.
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Who think that kindness, tolerance and sacrifice aren’t strictly for chumps.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
Precedents are for chumps: Both think conventional, polite, rule-following CEOs and leaders are suckers and conformists.
—Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
My advice: make everyone in government a hero rather than a chump, then challenge them to change.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Who think that kindness, tolerance and sacrifice aren’t strictly for chumps.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
Precedents are for chumps: Both think conventional, polite, rule-following CEOs and leaders are suckers and conformists.
—Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
My advice: make everyone in government a hero rather than a chump, then challenge them to change.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chump
Noun
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The Vulcan system consists of a conventional robotic arm with a custom spatula-like appendage for poking into a shelf and a sucker for grabbing items to pull them out.—
Will Knight,
Wired News,
7 May 2025
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At a time when the world seems increasingly divided into winners and losers, exploiters and suckers, Henry Johnson speaks with sardonic eloquence to our current moment in American life.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2025
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Today’s Wordle Etymology The word patsy apparently comes from the Italian name Patsy, short for Pasquale, which was used in vaudeville productions and early 20th-century slang to refer to a gullible or easily deceived individual.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Harry and Kev are anxiously awaiting word from Richie, who was last seen torturing the patsy that was set up to take the fall for Tommy's murder.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Chump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chump. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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