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cat's-paw
cat's-paw
A person who is used by another to achieve some end, especially in a duplicitous or cynical manner. Taken from a fable about a monkey who uses a cat's paw to retrieve chestnuts from a fire. I thought that Jake really loved me, but in the end, I was just a cat's-paw so he could stir up jealousy in his ex-boyfriend.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Kaleva | | KAH-le-vah | Finnish |
| Anath (1) | | AY-nath (English) | Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |
| Anima (1) | | - | Indian, Hindi |
| Theodotus | | - | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Nikolay | | nee-kah-LIE (Russian) | Russian, Bulgarian |
| Jasper | | JAS-pər (English), YAHS-pər (Dutch) | English, Dutch, Judeo-Christian Legend |