Thesaurus results for SIDEKICK

sidekick

noun

ˈsīd-ˌkik

Definition of sidekick

as in assistant

a person who helps a more skilled person movie heroes invariably have a trusty sidekick, who often provides comic relief

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Recent Examples of sidekick The Jimmy Kimmel Live sidekick received a 10 out of 30 for his Cha-Cha. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2026 Swift makes a meta appearance as an unnamed rookie on the team with her sidekick Olivia Benson (cat). — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026 Freddy regularly posts photos on social media with emojis covering his face and those of his sidekicks to keep his engagement high but his personal profile low. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 In the first, AI is a helpful sidekick for workers, and its impact is roughly on par with the internet. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sidekick

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Noun

Harp, 35, has been Donald Trump‘s executive assistant since his first day back in office, and is often by his side.

— William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2026
There's also an AI voice assistant for activating in-car features, and a mobile app for remote air conditioning management, charging status monitoring, and automatic parking.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of assistant

Noun

But this being the height of the Cold War, the aide points out that delivering on his request may be easier said than done.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Federal authorities on Thursday charged a Boston-area man with harassing Katie Miller, the conservative podcaster and wife of senior White House aide Stephen Miller, in a case that sparked a heated debate among prosecutors and within the FBI.

— Jeremy Roebuck, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of aide

Noun

Officers rendered aid until emergency medical personnel arrived.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
South Korea has sent humanitarian aid and other support to Ukraine but has refrained from sending weapons, in line with its policy of not supplying arms to countries actively engaged in conflict.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of aid

Noun

Flynn said an apprentice level technician can take home $40,000 to $60,000, with experienced electricians commanding north of $100,000.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Beyond laboratory research, US officials intend to use the equipment as a training ground for apprentices and university recruits, helping train the next generation of weapons-control specialists.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of apprentice

Noun

The Senate Armed Services Committee also heard closed testimony from Hegseth’s top deputies, including Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya, deputy chairwoman of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ’s Justice and Development Party, or AKP, requested to be relieved of her duties on Saturday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of deputy

Noun

But that hasn’t stopped out-of-state reenactors from worrying their muskets will be confiscated at the George Washington Bridge, says Justin Costantino, adjutant of the Long Island Companies of the 3rd New York Regiment.

— Allen G. Breed, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.

— Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024

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