catspaws
/ˈkætsˌpɔz/
noun
- Plural of catspaw; people used by others as tools or dupes.
- The history books are full of catspaws who were sacrificed for their leaders' goals.
- In the spy novel, both agents were catspaws for their respective intelligence agencies.
- The workers felt like catspaws in the dispute between the two companies.
- Plural of catspaw; light breezes that ripple the surface of water.
- The afternoon was calm except for occasional catspaws on the reservoir.
- Fishermen watch for catspaws to find where the wind will bring the fish.
- Catspaws moved across the pond like invisible fingers.