second fiddle vs subordinate

subordinate vs second fiddle

second fiddle and subordinate both are nouns.

second fiddle is not an adjective while subordinate is an adjective.

second fiddle is not a verb while subordinate is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
second fiddle	Yes	No	No	No
subordinate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, subordinate is a hypernym of second fiddle; that is, subordinate is a word with a broader meaning than second fiddle:

second fiddle: someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role
subordinate: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

Other hypernyms of second fiddle include foot soldier, subsidiary, underling.

second fiddle (noun)	subordinate (noun)
a secondary role or function	a word that is more specific than a given word
someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role	an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

second fiddle (adjective)	subordinate (adjective)
	lower in rank or importance
	subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
	(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence

second fiddle (verb)	subordinate (verb)
	make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
	rank or order as less important or consider of less value

Difference between second fiddle and subordinate

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