Second Banana Definition

noun
One, such as an assistant or deputy, who is subordinate to another.
American Heritage
A performer in show business, esp. burlesque, who plays a subordinate role, as straight man, to the top banana, or star comedian.
Webster's New World
Any person in a subordinate, often servile, position.
Webster's New World
Second banana is the sidekick to a funny person on a comedy team who is serious, in contrast to the funny person.
An example of second banana is Bill Murray in Kingpin.
YourDictionary

(idiomatic) A person who serves in a supporting, secondary, or subsidiary capacity; an assistant.

The plumber left his second banana behind, to finish installing my new sink.
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Other Word Forms of Second Banana

Noun

Singular:
second banana
Plural:
second-bananas

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