کۆتر — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Dove noun A bird, typically white or grey, closely related to the pigeon and often used as a symbol of peace.
- Patsy noun A person who is easily blamed, deceived, or taken advantage of by others.
- pigeon noun A plump grey bird common in cities, known for its cooing call.
- stooge noun Someone who lets themselves be used by others, usually to take the blame or do the dirty work.
- sucker noun A person who is easily fooled or persuaded.
Senses
کۆتر is used for these senses in English:
- cock pigeon A male pigeon.
- dove (countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.
- fall guy (informal, sometimes, derogatory) A scapegoat.
- hen pigeon A female pigeon.
- meal ticket (idiomatic) Someone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited source.
- patsy (informal, derogatory) A person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something.
- pigeon (countable, North America, informal) A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.
- sucker (American, slang) A person who is easily deceived, tricked or persuaded to do something; a naive or gullible person. [from 1830s]
Dove — full definition
- noun A bird, typically white or grey, closely related to the pigeon and often used as a symbol of peace.
- noun A person who favours peaceful or diplomatic solutions over conflict, especially in politics.
- verb Past tense of "dive," used in American English.