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One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer.

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  1. n. One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer.
  2. n. To deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on one's credulity; to gull; as, dupe one by flattery.
  3. n. a person who is tricked or swindled
  4. v. fool or hoax
  5. One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer. To deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on one's credulity; to gull; as, dupe one by flattery. Ne'er have I duped him with base counterfeits. Coleridge.
  6. One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull;as, the dupe of a schemer.
  7. n:28/v:72 n a person who is tricked or swindled v fool or hoax