noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

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

   "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"

Synonyms

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acolyteadjutantagentaidaideassistant

Example

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"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"

Etymology

From side + -man.

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