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View synonyms for sidekick

sidekick

[ sahyd-kik ]

noun

  1. a close friend.
  2. a confederate or assistant.


sidekick

/ ˈsaɪdˌkɪk /

noun

  1. informal.
    a close friend or follower who accompanies another on adventures, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sidekick1

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; side 1 + kick
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Example Sentences

I discovered during my research that peanut butter, when it appears in a cake at all, usually shows up as a sidekick to chocolate.

From Eater

It seems that Marvel is hoping to use multi-episode TV series to not only build former sidekicks—including Wanda, Sam and Bucky—into heroes in their own right, but to explore social and political issues in a more nuanced way.

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Solar cells are more efficient when used with a sidekick called a solar concentrator.

Hoover, another ace and the best acrobatic flyer of his generation, was cast in the role of sidekick and backup pilot.

This shows up in initiatives like our new onboarding sidekick program and mentoring program, created on a belief that employees are limitless, unstoppable, and uncapped.

Originally, Cosby was supposed to be much more of a sidekick.

A president with job approval in the low 40s is a much less appealing campaign trail sidekick than one who is in the 50s.

If a sidekick is flamboyantly dressed in pastels or tailored velvet, he must be morally corruptible.

He also took some swipes at his former White Stripes sidekick—and ex-wife—Meg White.

But he could also rescue his sidekick Brienne of Tarth from a bear.

It's even more interesting that his sidekick is a crooked electronics engineer or scientist.

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