straight-man synonyms

Trying to find another word for straight-man in English? No problem. Our thesaurus contains synonyms of straight-man in 8 different contexts. We have listed all the similar and related words for straight-man alphabetically.

banana

actor
card
clown
comic
cutup
droll
entertainer
farceur
humorist
jester
joker
jokester
laugh

feed

animal food
barley
corn
fodder
forage
grain
grass
grub
hay
meal
pasturage
provender
provisions

feeder

Reaper
agriculturalist
agriculturist
agronomist
breeder
clodhopper
cob
country person
cropper
cultivator
gardener
gleaner
grazer

foil

antithesis
background
complement
counterblow
defense
guard
setting

second banana

assistant
chorus
deputy
runnerup
second fiddle
second string
second-rater
substitute
supporting role

sidekick

accompaniment
accomplice
aide
ally
amigo
assistant
associate
buddy
chum
cohort
colleague
comrade
consort

stooge

chump
easy mark
fall guy
flunky
fool
lackey
patsy
pawn
pigeon
puppet
pushover
sap
sucker

straight person

amateur
artist
barnstormer
bit player
character
clown
comedian
entertainer
extra
foil
ham
hambone
headliner

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