STRAIGHT MAN


Meaning of STRAIGHT MAN in English

noun

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A straight man and a good fisherman.

A good responsible, straight man .

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.

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