pawn
noun
°The most common chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess each side has eight; moves are only forward, attacks are only forward diagonally or en passant.
°(colloquial) Someone who is being manipulated or used to some end, usually not the end that individual would prefer.
verb
°To render one's opponent a mere pawn, especially in a real-time strategy games.
°To pledge; to stake or wager.
synonyms: hock