: a person closely associated with another as a subordinate or partner
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the mayor and his sidekick
movie heroes invariably have a trusty sidekick, who often provides comic relief
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
Just like my daughter, kids will love taking a trip under the sea with Ariel, who wears a vibrant pink ‘diamond’ dress and has her trusty sidekick, Flounder, right beside her.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
Sherlock Holmes’s faithful sidekick returning to medicine at a Pittsburgh hospital!
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
And while Vice President-elect J.D. Vance is in many respects a movement conservative himself, the populist Ohioan has worked with progressive Democrats on bipartisan legislation in the Senate, in contrast with former Vice President Mike Pence, Trump’s erstwhile sidekick from four years ago.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Sidekick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sidekick. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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sidekick
noun
side·kick
ˈsīd-ˌkik 
: one who is another's pal, partner, or helper
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