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A fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
Examples
- The second fiddle on that tune is almost as hard as the first fiddle.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The person playing second fiddle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
Examples
- I've been second fiddle in that orchestra for ten years now.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A sidekick or subordinate, or the role of such a person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- I'm tired of being your second fiddle!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a secondary role or function
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he hated to play second fiddle to anyone
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: function, office, part, role
someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: second banana
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
toinen viulu
— music: fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle
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French:
second violon
— music: fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle
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Italian:
secondo violino
— music: fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle
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Norwegian:
annenfiolin
— music: fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle
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Norwegian:
andrefiolin
— music: fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle
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Polish:
drugie skrzypce
— music: fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle
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Russian:
втора́я скри́пка
(vtorája skrípka)
— music: fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle
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Russian:
вто́ра
(vtóra)
— music: fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle
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Finnish:
toinen viulu
— music: person playing second fiddle
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French:
second violon
— music: person playing second fiddle
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Italian:
secondo violino
— music: person playing second fiddle
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Norwegian:
annenfiolin
— music: person playing second fiddle
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Norwegian:
andrefiolin
— music: person playing second fiddle
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Polish:
drugie skrzypce
— music: person playing second fiddle
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Russian:
втора́я скри́пка
(vtorája skrípka)
— music: person playing second fiddle
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Finnish:
apuri
— sidekick or subordinate; the role of such a person
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French:
second couteau
— sidekick or subordinate; the role of such a person
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Italian:
spalla
— sidekick or subordinate; the role of such a person
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Latin:
secundae
— sidekick or subordinate; the role of such a person
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Norwegian Bokmål:
annenfiolin
— sidekick or subordinate; the role of such a person
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Norwegian Bokmål:
andrefiolin
— sidekick or subordinate; the role of such a person
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Polish:
przydupas
— sidekick or subordinate; the role of such a person
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Russian:
втора́я скри́пка
(vtorája skrípka)
— sidekick or subordinate; the role of such a person
