dupe

//djuːp//
B2Frequency Level 12Colloquial
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Noun

dupeSingular
dupesPlural
1

A person who is easily deceived or tricked.

The scammer found an easy dupe who believed everything he said.

Synonym

Verb

dupeInfinitive
dupePresent tense
dupedPast tense
dupedPast participle
dupingPresent participle
dupesThird-person singular
1

To deceive or trick someone into believing or doing something.

The scammer duped elderly people into giving away their savings.

Antonym