υποχείριο — meaning in English
ypocheirio
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English meaning
- instrument noun A tool, especially a precise one used for measuring, medical work, or scientific tasks.
- pawn verb To leave an item with a pawnbroker as security in exchange for money.
- tool noun A physical device used to carry out a task, especially one held in the hand.
Senses
υποχείριο is used for these senses in English:
- instrument (figuratively) A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal.
- pawn (idiomatic) A person being manipulated by another, being used to some end.
- tool A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group, a pawn.
instrument — full definition
- noun A tool, especially a precise one used for measuring, medical work, or scientific tasks.
- noun A device used to produce music.
- noun A person or thing used to achieve a particular purpose, often by someone else.
pawn — full definition
- verb To leave an item with a pawnbroker as security in exchange for money.
- noun The least valuable chess piece, which moves forward and captures diagonally.
- noun A person being used or manipulated by someone more powerful, for their own ends.