Translation of "whipping boy" into French

bouc émissaire, lampiste, pigeon are the top translations of "whipping boy" into French.

whipping boy noun grammar

Someone punished for the errors of others. [..]

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  • bouc émissaire

    noun masculine

    Someone who is punished for the errors of others.

    You're a whipping boy, raised by mongrels and set on a sacrificial stone.

    Tu es un bouc émissaire, élevé par des bâtards et exposé sur une pierre sacrificielle.

  • lampiste

    noun m;f masculine;feminine

    someone punished for the errors of others [..]

  • pigeon

    noun masculine

    someone punished for the errors of others

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