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Related topics: Occupations, Performingˈstraight man noun [countable] BOAPan entertainer who works with a comedian, providing him or her with opportunities to make jokes 〔喜剧演员的〕配角Examples from the Corpusstraight man• A straight man and a good fisherman.• What could work better with a free spirit than a stuffy, disapproving straight man?• You soon realise that you're expected to play straight man, but it's hard to complain.• You want a dollar from me, he said, playing straight man.-I do.• A good responsible, straight man.ˈstraight man nounChineseSyllable an a providing who or with her comedian, him Corpus entertainer works |