Marx Brothers

American  

plural noun

1. a family of U.S. comedians, including Julius Henry (“Groucho” ), 1890–1977, Arthur (Adolph Marx ) (“Harpo” ), 1888–1964, Leonard (“Chico” ), 1887–1961, and Herbert (“Zeppo” ), 1901–79.

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Marx Brothers British  

/ mɑːks /

noun

1. the. a US family of film comedians, esp Arthur Marx, known as Harpo (1888–1964), Herbert Marx, known as Zeppo (1901–79), Julius Marx, known as Groucho (1890–1977), and Leonard Marx , known as Chico (1886–1961). Their films include Animal Crackers (1930), Monkey Business (1931), Horsefeathers (1932), Duck Soup (1933), and A Day at the Races (1937)

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Marx brothers Cultural  

1. A family of American film comedians who flourished in the 1930s; Duck Soup and A Night at the Opera are two of their films. The brothers included the wisecracking, cigar-smoking Groucho; the harp-playing, woman-chasing Harpo, who never spoke but beeped a bicycle horn instead; and the piano- playing, Italian-accented Chico. A fourth brother, Zeppo, appeared in a few films, but a fifth brother, Gummo, did not appear in any.

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Groucho Marx later had a successful career on television and as a nightclub entertainer.

Example Sentences

Cue my long-running belief that pretty much everything you need to know about Wall Street you could learn from the Marx Brothers.

From MarketWatch

The greatest comedians of the 20th century were those who made movies: Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, the Marx Brothers, W.C.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I don’t know anybody who wrote the Marx Brothers movies,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Marx Brothers, Wild West and SuperJew stagings are saved only by the music.

From Los Angeles Times

For more than a half century, through live performances seemingly born of the marriage of Mozart, the Marx Brothers and Rube Goldberg; prizewinning recordings; and even a book-length biography, P.D.Q.

From New York Times