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
Every episode sends best friends Alley and Oop, and their loyal sidekick Buzzer, on a new stop on their cross-country adventure in the Hoopsmobile.
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Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 22 May 2026
Guy Ritchie directed both Sherlock Holmes films, which starred Jude Law as the titular detective's sidekick Watson.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
Less is required of Anderson’s jaded, booze-sodden Jeff, but this smart-alecky sidekick is re-imagined with crackling comic vitality.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
In Season Three, Faye becomes a sidekick to Zendaya’s character Rue, before getting romantically involved with a member of the drug dealing family Rue worked for.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
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Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 22 May 2026
Guy Ritchie directed both Sherlock Holmes films, which starred Jude Law as the titular detective's sidekick Watson.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
Less is required of Anderson’s jaded, booze-sodden Jeff, but this smart-alecky sidekick is re-imagined with crackling comic vitality.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
In Season Three, Faye becomes a sidekick to Zendaya’s character Rue, before getting romantically involved with a member of the drug dealing family Rue worked for.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidekick
Noun
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Chandler is a nursing assistant.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Glasner’s two main assistant coaches, Michael Angerschmid and Ronald Brunmayr, had long since been responsible for set pieces but, earlier this year, that responsibility was shifted to Paddy McCarthy with greater success, resulting in the Irishman taking up the duties full time.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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One of his former top aides, Gabriel Sterling, lost the Republican primary for secretary of state, and Raffensperger fell short of a runoff for the GOP nomination in his campaign for governor.—
Caleb Groves,
AJC.com,
26 May 2026
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Biden and his aides pushed back aggressively against doubts raised about his fitness for office.—
Collin Binkley,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
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While DeGette has focused her comments on the need for humanitarian aid, Kiros has more directly criticized Israel and questioned its legitimacy as a state.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Sergei Shoigu, Russia's former defense minister and now secretary of its Security Council, also rejected Zelenskyy’s claim, describing it as a scare tactic to attract more Western aid for Kyiv.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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The master and the apprentice, in sync until the very end.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Over the years, Wayne has forged a genuine connection with the Mandalorian's little Force-wielding apprentice (and the puppeteers who operate him), which made telling Grogu to flee the planet without him that much harder.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 May 2026
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Edward Randolph is an expert on the workings of the CPUC, having served as deputy executive director of the commission’s Energy Division from 2011 to 2021.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Fiore, 22, the deputy chief of staff for the College Democrats of Connecticut, watched Elliott’s endorsement.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
27 May 2026
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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
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At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.—
Kyla Mandel,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Sidekick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidekick. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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