a fall guy

(mainly American informal)

someone who is blamed for another person's mistake or crime The book claims Lee Harvey Oswald didn't kill President Kennedy - he was just the fall guy.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Joachim	zho-a-KEEM (French), YO-ah-khim (German), yo-AH-khim (German), yaw-AH-kheem (Polish), JO-ə-kim (English)	French, German, Polish, Judeo-Christian Legend
Androkles	-	Ancient Greek
Vasilis	-	Greek
Umut	-	Turkish
Vosgi	-	Armenian
Ili	-	Hungarian