Marx Brothers

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.

Marx Brothers

/ 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)

Marx brothers

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.

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.

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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.

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While our entire political system sounds like it was assembled by the Marx Brothers, we’re busy deciding whether it’s okay to criticize, or merely quote, Charlie Kirk.

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

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

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