as in sucker
one who is easily deceived or cheated
the guy trying to unload that used car must have thought that I was a chump
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Recent Examples of chump
That’s easy: a rube, chump, or mark, whose naive optimism sets them up for betrayal.
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Jamil Zaki, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
With all the accolades bestowed upon her, Brittney Griner is a chump of a player.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2024
Then again, the whole point of the Democratic ticket is to be a clearly better option than Trump, not just a different flavor of the same willingness to smile for a quick buck from chumps.
—Jim Geraghty, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
Working cooperatively with other nations that share our values and goals does not make the United States a chump.
—Joseph R. Biden, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2020
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Jamil Zaki, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
With all the accolades bestowed upon her, Brittney Griner is a chump of a player.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2024
Then again, the whole point of the Democratic ticket is to be a clearly better option than Trump, not just a different flavor of the same willingness to smile for a quick buck from chumps.
—Jim Geraghty, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
Working cooperatively with other nations that share our values and goals does not make the United States a chump.
—Joseph R. Biden, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2020
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“Chump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chump. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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