Scapegoat
Pronunciation : Scape"goat`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Scape (for escape) + goat.]
Definition : 1. (Jewish Antiq.)
Defn: A goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins of the people, after which he was suffered to escape into the wilderness. Lev. xvi. 10.
2. Hence, a person or thing that is made to bear blame for others. Tennyson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913