right-hand man
noun
: a very important assistant who helps someone do a job
He/She is the CEO's right-hand man.
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Bailey, meanwhile, will be Parks’ right-hand man after accepting the mantle of sprints coach.
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Shane Hoffmann, oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2023
The 57-year-old Roberts is Self’s right-hand man, having been on Self’s staff at four coaching stops.
—Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2023
While every board is different, the chair or CEO usually sits at the head of the table, with their right-hand man or woman literally to their right.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2023
Charon is close with his employer, Winston (Ian McShane), serving as his right-hand man.
—Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2023
There, Constanzo allegedly ordered his own shooting in May 1989 — asking to be killed alongside his right-hand man.
—María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2023
But that season was enough to catch Steichen’s eye and get Cooter on the short list of candidates to be his right-hand man.
—The Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2023
And Cheap, who’d initially served as Anson’s second lieutenant, was now his right-hand man.
—David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
Yellowstone viewers know Chief Thomas Rainwater (Gil Burningham), your character (Rainwater’s right-hand man) and the fictional Broken Rock tribe.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2023
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Shane Hoffmann, oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2023
The 57-year-old Roberts is Self’s right-hand man, having been on Self’s staff at four coaching stops.
—Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2023
While every board is different, the chair or CEO usually sits at the head of the table, with their right-hand man or woman literally to their right.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2023
Charon is close with his employer, Winston (Ian McShane), serving as his right-hand man.
—Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2023
There, Constanzo allegedly ordered his own shooting in May 1989 — asking to be killed alongside his right-hand man.
—María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2023
But that season was enough to catch Steichen’s eye and get Cooter on the short list of candidates to be his right-hand man.
—The Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2023
And Cheap, who’d initially served as Anson’s second lieutenant, was now his right-hand man.
—David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
Yellowstone viewers know Chief Thomas Rainwater (Gil Burningham), your character (Rainwater’s right-hand man) and the fictional Broken Rock tribe.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2023
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“Right-hand man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right-hand%20man. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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