: 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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By studying human civilization via his Time Screen to discover historical anomalies, Z-Ro and his young sidekick, Jet, hopped in their time machine to go back in time to fix errors alongside Roger the Robot inside their starship, the ZX-99.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Mackie is relatable as Captain America, and Ramirez shines bright as his new sidekick Falcon.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 14 Feb. 2025
Few government departments or traditions seem to be off limits for the administration's aggressive changes in policy or reductions in work force, masterminded by Mr. Trump’s sidekick, the billionaire disrupter-in-chief, Elon Musk.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Sam has passed his old Falcon wings on to a new sidekick, Joaquin Torres (Danny Ramirez), and now assists the new U.S. president, Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford), with covert ops in service of the country, despite Ross’ questionable past.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Mackie is relatable as Captain America, and Ramirez shines bright as his new sidekick Falcon.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 14 Feb. 2025
Few government departments or traditions seem to be off limits for the administration's aggressive changes in policy or reductions in work force, masterminded by Mr. Trump’s sidekick, the billionaire disrupter-in-chief, Elon Musk.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Sam has passed his old Falcon wings on to a new sidekick, Joaquin Torres (Danny Ramirez), and now assists the new U.S. president, Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford), with covert ops in service of the country, despite Ross’ questionable past.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Sidekick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sidekick. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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sidekick
noun
side·kick
ˈsīd-ˌkik 
: one who is another's pal, partner, or helper
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