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A person who makes a scapegoat of another person (punishes someone for another's wrongdoing)

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scapegoater

Source Word

scapegoater

Noun

A person who makes a scapegoat of another person (punishes someone for another's wrongdoing)

Japanese Meaning

他人の過失や悪事の罪を背負わせるために、一人の人物を犠牲にする人

Despite knowing the truth, the manager became a scapegoater and blamed the intern for the project's failure.

真実を知っていたにもかかわらず、マネージャーは他人に責任を押し付ける人となり、プロジェクトの失敗をインターンのせいにした。

Sense（1）

A person who makes a scapegoat of another person (punishes someone for another's wrongdoing)

scapegoaters

（ plural ）