| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Heavy Man | Literature | (The), in theatrical parlance, means an actor who plays foil to the hero, such as the king in Hamlet, the mere foil to the prince; Iago is another "heavy man's" part as foil to Othello; the "tiger" in the Ticket of Leave Man is another part for the "heavy man." Such parts preserve a degree of importance, but never rise into passion. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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