straight man
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈstraight 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 Corpus
straight 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
straight man
ˈstraight man
noun [countable]
an entertainer who works with a comedian, providing him or her with opportunities to make jokes
ˈstraight man
noun [countable]an entertainer who works with a comedian, providing him or her with opportunities to make jokes