Second fiddle
Second fiddle noun - A secondary role or function.
Subaltern and second fiddle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subaltern" instead the phrase "Second fiddle" as a noun or an adjective.
Subaltern
Subaltern noun - A British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain.
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Synonyms for Subaltern
Second fiddle and subaltern are semantically related. You can use "Second fiddle" instead a noun "Subaltern".
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Related pairs
- low and second fiddle
- low and subaltern
- subject and second fiddle
- subject and subaltern
- inferior and second fiddle
- inferior and subaltern
- small and second fiddle
- small and subaltern
- lower and second fiddle
- lower and subaltern
- deputy and second fiddle
- deputy and subaltern
- dependent and second fiddle
- dependent and subaltern
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