sidekick

[sahyd-kik]

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noun

a close friend.

a confederate or assistant.

Origin of sidekick

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; side¹ + kick

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Related Words for sidekick

buddy, crony, amigo, comrade, consort, associate, assistant, accomplice, chum, aide, cohort, accompaniment, ally, colleague, partner, pal, friend, playmate, coworker

Examples from the Web for sidekick

Contemporary Examples of sidekick

Originally, Cosby was supposed to be much more of a sidekick.
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Scott Porch
September 24, 2014
If a sidekick is flamboyantly dressed in pastels or tailored velvet, he must be morally corruptible.
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July 22, 2014
But he could also rescue his sidekick Brienne of Tarth from a bear.
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May 4, 2014
And so, Bennett has volunteered himself to be Lapid's sidekick, in return for no meaningful progress on the peace process.
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Samuel Lebens
March 6, 2013
Playing an aging superhero named Merman (with sidekick Barnacle Boy), Borgnine takes on the “champion of the deep.”
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The Daily Beast Video
July 9, 2012

Historical Examples of sidekick

It's even more interesting that his sidekick is a crooked electronics engineer or scientist.
The Flying Stingaree
Harold Leland Goodwin

British Dictionary definitions for sidekick

sidekick

noun

informal a close friend or follower who accompanies another on adventures, etc

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Word Origin and History for sidekick

also side-kick, "companion or close associate," 1901, also side-kicker (1903), American English, of unknown origin. Earlier terms were side-pal (1886), side-partner (1886).