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victim vs whipping boy

whipping boy vs victim

victim and whipping boy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
victim Yes No No No
whipping boy Yes No No No
As nouns, whipping boy is a hyponym of victim; that is, whipping boy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than victim:
  • victim: an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
  • whipping boy: someone who is punished for the errors of others
Other hyponyms of victim include casualty, injured party, casualty, hunted person, martyr, sufferer, martyr, muggee, murderee, poor devil, wretch, fair game, prey, quarry, target, punching bag, scapegoat.
victim (noun) whipping boy (noun)
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance someone who is punished for the errors of others
a person who is tricked or swindled
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