: a person closely associated with another as a subordinate or partner
Examples of sidekick in a Sentence
the mayor and his sidekick
movie heroes invariably have a trusty sidekick, who often provides comic relief
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The saucy sidekick is a step up in spice level from the Hidden Valley Fire Ranch Sauce that came with the nuggets when they were released in 2024.
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Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
If only there were some way to include bounty hunters, cute sidekicks, starship pilots, aliens, politics, and lightsaber battles between the dark side and the light into one movie, maybe even, a trilogy.
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Others invited me into their circles, seeing in me the potential for a new sidekick.
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Freshman Jason Kidd earned a Sports Illustrated cover photo after posting 11 points, eight rebounds, 14 assists and four steals in an 82-77 victory, aided by sidekick Lamond Murray’s 28 points and 10 rebounds.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
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Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
If only there were some way to include bounty hunters, cute sidekicks, starship pilots, aliens, politics, and lightsaber battles between the dark side and the light into one movie, maybe even, a trilogy.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
Others invited me into their circles, seeing in me the potential for a new sidekick.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
Freshman Jason Kidd earned a Sports Illustrated cover photo after posting 11 points, eight rebounds, 14 assists and four steals in an 82-77 victory, aided by sidekick Lamond Murray’s 28 points and 10 rebounds.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Sidekick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sidekick. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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sidekick
noun
side·kick
ˈsīd-ˌkik 
: one who is another's pal, partner, or helper
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