HyperDic: corner_man

English > 1 sense of the expression corner man:
NOUNperson corner man, end mana man at one end of line of performers in a minstrel show
English > corner man: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA man at one end of line of performers in a minstrel show; carries on humorous dialogue with the interlocutor.
Synonymend man
Member ofminstrel showA troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes
BroaderminstrelA performer in a minstrel show

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