Definitions

jackal

[jak-uhl, -awl] / ˈdʒæk əl, -ɔl /

NOUN

prairie wolf

Synonyms

WEAK

brush wolf dingo hyena lobo medicine wolf timber wolf

NOUN

tool

Synonyms

STRONG

accessory accomplice agent auxiliary chump creature dupe figurehead flunky go-between greenhorn hireling idiot intermediary lackey mark messenger minion patsy pawn peon puppet stooge sucker

WEAK

easy mark stool pigeon

Example Sentences

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JACKAL, a sly animal who need not be feared.

From Tea-Cup Reading and Fortune-Telling by Tea Leaves, by a Highland Seer by