victim vs patsy

victim and patsy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
victim	Yes	No	No	No
patsy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, patsy is a hyponym of victim; that is, patsy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than victim:

victim (noun)	patsy (noun)
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance	a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
a person who is tricked or swindled