cat's-paw

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A paw of a cat.
2. 2
   Someone who acts in another's interest, (properly) unknowingly or through trickery.
3. 3
   A minor breeze that ripples the surface of a body of water.
4. 4
   A twisting variant of the lark's-foot hitch which forms two small bights used to hook a pair of tackles to a rope.
5. 5
   Someone or something that comes down quickly upon a victim in the manner of a cat's paw.
6. 6
   A small crowbar with a handle at a right angle to a blade with a V-shaped notch, principally used by carpenters to remove nails.
7. 7
   A metal set of claws worn over the hand or wielded in the hand used to remove skin and flesh.
8. 8
   A supervisor whose reliance on a subordinate's analysis is so complete as to render him or her liable for the subordinate's animus or other misconduct towards a third employee.
9. 9
   Any of several species of North American freshwater mussels of the genus Epioblasma, especially E. obliquata.
10. 10
    Any of several species of Australian bloodworts of the genus Anigozanthos, especially A. humilis.
11. 11
    Alternative form of cat's-paw.