straight man

noun

Meaning

A member (of any gender) of a team of comic performers who plays a supporting role by helping to set up jokes and punch lines through engaging in dialog with another comedian playing a more eccentric or otherwise more interesting character; a foil who plays such a role in theatrical comedy.

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Related words

setup man(English)feed(English)comedian(English)character man(English)comic(English)underman(English)leading man(English)character actor(English)

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Sources

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