as in sucker
one who is easily deceived or cheated
the guy trying to unload that used car must have thought that I was a chump
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Recent Examples of chump
Dutton is reluctant at first but soon unleashes his fists on two chumps to the tune of $420.
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Who think that kindness, tolerance and sacrifice aren’t strictly for chumps.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
The graphic next to him declared @NetflixIsAJoke the chump of the week.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
But mostly, the elves—even the powerful Gil-Galad of legend and Elrond—are chumps, easily captured by Adar’s orcs.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Who think that kindness, tolerance and sacrifice aren’t strictly for chumps.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
The graphic next to him declared @NetflixIsAJoke the chump of the week.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
But mostly, the elves—even the powerful Gil-Galad of legend and Elrond—are chumps, easily captured by Adar’s orcs.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chump
Noun
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The reserve is heavily wooded with more than 25 tree species that are the domain of warblers, crows, wrens, hawks, woodpeckers, sap suckers, owls, bald eagles, vultures and great herons.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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When my daughter and I are outside, these pesky blood suckers feast.—
Cheryl Fenton,
Parents,
24 June 2025
Noun
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News stories about Iran and Netanyahu playing him as a patsy didn’t help.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
23 June 2025
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Today’s Wordle Etymology The word patsy apparently comes from the Italian name Patsy, short for Pasquale, which was used in vaudeville productions and early 20th-century slang to refer to a gullible or easily deceived individual.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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“Chump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chump. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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