: 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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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.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 May 2024
Stars including Waddingham, Bowen Yang, Cecily Strong, Ving Rhames, Brett Goldstein and Harvey Guillén as sweet canine sidekick Odie round out the cast.
—Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 May 2024
Stars including Waddingham, Bowen Yang, Cecily Strong, Ving Rhames, Brett Goldstein and Harvey Guillén as sweet canine sidekick Odie round out the cast.
—Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
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“Sidekick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sidekick. Accessed 1 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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