straight man

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A member (of any gender) of a team of comic performers who plays a supporting role by helping to set up jokes and punch lines through engaging in dialog with another comedian playing a more eccentric or otherwise more interesting character; a foil who plays such a role in theatrical comedy.

   “For many years Bud Abbott served brilliantly as Lou Costello's deadpan straight man.”

2. isim Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see straight, man; for example, a heterosexual man.

   “The committee consisted of two lesbians and a straight man.”