STOOGE

[noun] [C] [disapproving] - a person forced or paid by someone in authority to do an unpleasant or secret job for themThe newly appointed mayor is widely regarded as a government stooge.(disapproving) In an amusing show in the theatre or on television, a stooge is an actor whose job it is to let the main actor make him or her look foolish.(disapproving) Stooge is also US for stool pigeon.