noun
- a person who is easily taken advantage of or blamed for something
Usage: informal
Examples
- He was just a patsy in the whole scheme.
- Don’t be a patsy – stand up for yourself.
- The company made him the patsy for their financial losses.
- She refused to be anyone’s patsy.
- They needed a patsy to take the blame.
- The innocent man became a patsy for the real criminals.