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straight man definition

☆ straight man

an actor who serves as a foil for, and feeds lines to, a comedian

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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