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

Sir Lenny, who plays one of the wise men alongside Sir Michael, says his world would include Stevie Wonder, Prince, Elvis, Beyonce and The Marx Brothers, along with "lots and lots of cake".

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

It reads like some kind of weird Marx Brothers script.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

It sounded like he was the star in a Marx Brothers satire — or in “Team America: World Police.”

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

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 • Nov. 18, 2025

One night while watching an old Marx Brothers movie on the Late Show, he was held entranced by a scene where the brothers were searching for a missing painting.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier