1. Someone who is punished for the errors of others
   "The junior employee became the fall guy for the department's failures";
   - scapegoat, goat [N. Amer]
    
2. A male person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
   "The con artist targeted the fall guy, convincing him to invest in a bogus scheme"

Derived forms: fall guys

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], chump [informal], fool, geezer [Brit, informal], gull [informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, mark [US, informal], mug [Brit, informal], patsy [N. Amer, informal], sod [informal], soft touch, sucker [informal], victim

Encyclopedia: Fall guy