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Definition of organ grinder noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

organ grinder

noun
 
/ˈɔːɡən ɡraɪndə(r)/
 
/ˈɔːrɡən ɡraɪndər/
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  1. a person who plays a barrel organ (= a large musical instrument played by turning a handle)
    • (humorous) He's only the organ grinder's monkey (= an unimportant person who does what he is told to do).
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