Definitions for second fiddle
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sec′ond fid′dle(n.)
a person serving in a subsidiary capacity.
Princeton's WordNet
second fiddle, second banana(noun)
someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role
second fiddle(noun)
a secondary role or function
"he hated to play second fiddle to anyone"
Wiktionary
second fiddle(Noun)
A fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle.
second fiddle(Noun)
The person playing second fiddle.
second fiddle(Noun)
A sidekick or subordinate, or the role of such a person.
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