subordinate vs second banana

second banana vs subordinate

subordinate and second banana both are nouns.

subordinate is an adjective but second banana is not an adjective.

subordinate is a verb but second banana is not a verb.

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

As nouns, second banana is a hyponym of subordinate; that is, second banana is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than subordinate:

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

Other hyponyms of subordinate include associate, bottom dog, cog, man, second fiddle.

subordinate (noun)	second banana (noun)
a word that is more specific than a given word	a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian
an assistant subject to the authority or control of another	someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role

subordinate (adjective)	second banana (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

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

Difference between subordinate and second banana

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