sidekick
Americannoun
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a close friend.
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a confederate or assistant.
noun
Etymology
Origin of sidekick
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, he and others relegated Huerta to sidekick status, both in the trenches and in the public — and the image makers followed his lead.
From Los Angeles Times
Characters are caricatures, be it a villain that feels plucked from a cartoon western, complete with a purring raccoon for a sidekick, to a greedy wannabe politician of a bank manager.
From Los Angeles Times
What was it like finding the nuance in a character that, in many other series, would likely be a goofy sidekick or punchline?
From Los Angeles Times
Telling myself she was the coolest girl in school and how proud I was to be her sidekick.
From Literature
Several of Sherlock’s famous lines from the novels are actually spoken first by Moriarty, who repeatedly emphasizes that he is not a sidekick but an equal.
From Los Angeles Times
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