"sideman" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sideman.wav Forms: sidemen [plural]
Etymology: From 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.
    Sense id: en-sideman-en-noun-E5ycZxDB Categories (other): Music, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Musicians Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28 Disambiguation of Musicians: 75 25 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (MLE, derogatory) Somebody who is unimportant or irrelevant. Tags: Multicultural-London-English, derogatory
    Sense id: en-sideman-en-noun-CNMYyCX9 Categories (other): Multicultural London English, People Disambiguation of People: 0 100

Inflected forms

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