second fiddle
sec·ond fid·dle
S s Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sek-uh nd fid-l]
- /ˈsɛk ənd ˈfɪd l/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sek-uh nd fid-l]
- /ˈsɛk ənd ˈfɪd l/
Definitions of second fiddle words
- noun second fiddle a secondary role: to play second fiddle to another person. 1
- noun second fiddle a person serving in a subsidiary capacity, especially to one immediately superior. 1
- noun second fiddle the second violin in a string quartet or one of the second violins in an orchestra 0
- noun second fiddle the musical part assigned to such an instrument 0
- noun second fiddle a secondary status 0
- noun second fiddle a person who has a secondary status 0
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Origin of second fiddle
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35
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Parts of speech for Second fiddle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
second fiddle popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
second fiddle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for second fiddle
adj second fiddle
noun second fiddle
- dependents — Plural form of dependent.
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