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Sideman

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A soloist playing with a band or group of which he is not a regular member.
  2. Somebody who is unimportant or irrelevant.
    Multicultural-London-English, derogatory

Equivalents

Examples

“I link⟳ for the peng, then I go link⟳ for the mud / I just stepped on the ends, sideman don't give⟳ me no spud”
“She told me she loved me, I was like⟳ when? Treated me like⟳ a sideman back then”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

sidemeat Sidemen sidemode Sidemoor sidemount sideneck

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