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 This human-sized dog bed creates a cozy spot for afternoon naps, movie marathons, or curling up with a book, with plenty of room for your furry sidekick — or sidekicks — to stretch out next to you. — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026 Their duets were a hit on the show and on the charts, but Dolly was nobody’s sidekick. — Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026 Of course, his famous sidekick Woodstock is tucked under his arm. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 The Jimmy Kimmel Live sidekick received a 10 out of 30 for his Cha-Cha. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sidekick

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Noun

In 2019 he was appointed deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
The legal questions are also different from those raised by earlier smart speakers and voice assistants.

— MacKenzie Sigalos,Annie Palmer, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of assistant

Noun

Javier Rezendez Rocha, who joined LADWP as an aide to electricians, was charged with 12 counts of felony vandalism in connection with the string of incidents that lasted from August 2025 to August 2026, according to a criminal complaint.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
The president turned to his new aide, who identifies as a lawyer.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of aide

Noun

Major disaster aid includes individual assistance, such as temporary housing, loans and repair grants, that disaster survivors need quickly to recover.

— Dana R. Fisher, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
And there is the profiteering from death — the talk of resorts on the shores of Gaza, the government money saved by Elon Musk cutting off aid to starving children.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of aid

Noun

Founding and patenting gabardine Thomas Burberry, a cloth merchant’s apprentice, established his own shop in 1856 in Basingstoke, England, then a rural town located southwest of London.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
For carpenters, delays and poor weather conditions can disrupt the working hours apprentices need to complete their program, causing some to quit.

— Itzel Franco, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of apprentice

Noun

Tracy Rieff is stepping down from his role of deputy fire chief after 36 years of volunteering with the Farmington Fire Department.

— Lynn Kutter, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
But while critics on the Israeli right railed against the deal, Netanyahu’s deputies worked behind the scenes to preserve it, according to correspondence obtained by TIME.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 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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