# straight man

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈstɹeɪtˌmæn/

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see straight, man; for example, a heterosexual man.

## Source
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