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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Slang The main comic in a burlesque show.
  2. n. Slang The head person, as of a group or project.

Wiktionary

  1. n. idiomatic The boss, the leader.
  2. n. idiomatic, dated The principal comedian in a vaudeville or burlesque show.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. the leading comedian in a burlesque show
  2. n. the most important person in a group or undertaking

Etymologies

  1. So called from the presentation of a banana to the comedian who has the punch line in a three-man burlesque routine. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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synonyms (10)

Words with the same meaning

  1. big kahuna
  2. grand poobah
  1. big cheese
  2. muckety muck
  1. kingpin
  2. big wheel
  1. bigwig
  2. top dog
  1. head honcho
  2. big enchilada

hypernyms (5)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. comedian
  1. comic
  1. personage
  1. influential person
  1. important person

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  • treeseed yourdictionary.com:
    noun
    a top performer in show business; specif., the star comedian in a burlesque show
    the most important person in any group
    Etymology: prob. so named from the banana-shaped soft club carried by burlesque comedians
    Feb 4, 2008

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