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Scapegoat

Scapegoat Meaning & Definition
Scapegoat Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Scapegoat?

[n] someone punished for the errors of others

Synonyms | Synonyms for Scapegoat: whipping boy

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See Also | victim

Scapegoat In Webster's Dictionary

\Scape"goat`\, n. [Scape (for escape) + goat.] 1. (Jewish Antiq.) A goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins of the people, after which he was suffered to escape into the wilderness. --Lev. xvi. 10. 2. Hence, a person or thing that is made to bear blame for others. --Tennyson.

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