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SECOND BANANA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role

Synonyms:

second banana; second fiddle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("second banana" is a kind of...):

foot soldier; subordinate; subsidiary; underling (an assistant subject to the authority or control of another)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A performer who acts as stooge to a comedian

Synonyms:

second banana; straight man

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("second banana" is a kind of...):

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

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