noun
1.
a living being sacrificed (as in a religious rite)
offered up human victims to appease their bloodthirsty gods
Synonyms: offering, sacrifice
2.
one subjected to oppression, loss, or suffering
victims of social injustice
Synonyms: bottom dog, casualty, prey, underdog
Related Word: quarry
3.
Synonyms: fool 3, butt, chump, dupe, fall guy, gudgeon, gull, mark, pigeon, sucker
Idioms: easy mark, easy pickings