STRAIGHT MAN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A performer who acts as stooge to a comedian

Synonyms:

second banana; straight man

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("straight man" is a kind of...):

performer; performing artist (an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience)

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