: 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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Poehler spoke with PEOPLE in 2024 about her excitement for Inside Out 2, and specifically her character Joy’s new sidekick, Anxiety, voiced by Hawke.
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Skyler Trepel, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024
And after a silly kung fu detour, Bond faces off against his foe — as well as Scaramanga's pint-size sidekick, Nick Nack (Hervé Villechaize) — at a mod island hideout in the South China Sea.
—Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 29 May 2024
Michael Gallup was initially targeted to be Lamb’s sidekick when he was signed to a five-year, $57.5 million deal shortly after Cooper was traded in March of 2022.
—Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2024
Timon and Pumbaa didn't even exist in the script before their joint audition for the hyenas led filmmakers to create comedic sidekick roles explicitly for their talents.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 May 2024
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Skyler Trepel, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024
And after a silly kung fu detour, Bond faces off against his foe — as well as Scaramanga's pint-size sidekick, Nick Nack (Hervé Villechaize) — at a mod island hideout in the South China Sea.
—Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 29 May 2024
Michael Gallup was initially targeted to be Lamb’s sidekick when he was signed to a five-year, $57.5 million deal shortly after Cooper was traded in March of 2022.
—Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2024
Timon and Pumbaa didn't even exist in the script before their joint audition for the hyenas led filmmakers to create comedic sidekick roles explicitly for their talents.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 May 2024
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“Sidekick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sidekick. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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sidekick
noun
side·kick
ˈsīd-ˌkik 
: one who is another's pal, partner, or helper
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