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SECOND FIDDLE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A secondary role or function

Example:

he hated to play second fiddle to anyone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

function; office; part; role (the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group)

Sense 2

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 fiddle" is a kind of...):

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

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