"sideman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sidemen [plural]
Etymology: side + -man Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|side|man}} side + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|sidemen}} sideman (plural sidemen)
  1. (music) A soloist playing with a band or group of which he is not a regular member. Categories (topical): Music, Musicians
    Sense id: en-sideman-en-noun-E5ycZxDB Disambiguation of Musicians: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -man Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 71 29 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (MLE, derogatory) Somebody who is unimportant or irrelevant. Tags: Multicultural-London-English, derogatory Categories (topical): Musicians, People
    Sense id: en-sideman-en-noun-CNMYyCX9 Disambiguation of Musicians: 45 55 Disambiguation of People: 22 78 Categories (other): Multicultural London English

Inflected forms

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