sidekick

[ sahyd-kik ]

/ ˈsaɪdˌkɪk /

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noun

a close friend.

a confederate or assistant.

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Origin of sidekick

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

Words nearby sidekick

side-glance, sidehead, sidehill, side horse, side hustle, sidekick, sidelight, sideline, sideliner, sidelines, sideling

How to use sidekick in a sentence

I discovered during my research that peanut butter, when it appears in a cake at all, usually shows up as a sidekick to chocolate.
This Crumb Cake Recipe Is a Sweet, Salty Ode to the PB&J Sandwich|Joy Cho|May 7, 2021|Eater
It seems that Marvel is hoping to use multi-episode TV series to not only build former sidekicks—including Wanda, Sam and Bucky—into heroes in their own right, but to explore social and political issues in a more nuanced way.
Everything You Need to Know About The Falcon and the Winter Soldier|Eliana Dockterman|March 19, 2021|Time
Solar cells are more efficient when used with a sidekick called a solar concentrator.
Flexible devices may help clothes solar power your screens|Shi En Kim|December 16, 2020|Science News For Students
Hoover, another ace and the best acrobatic flyer of his generation, was cast in the role of sidekick and backup pilot.
Chuck Yeager has died at 97, but the legacy of his record-breaking flight lives on|Rob Verger|December 8, 2020|Popular-Science

This shows up in initiatives like our new onboarding sidekick program and mentoring program, created on a belief that employees are limitless, unstoppable, and uncapped.
The 50 Best Places to Work in 2020|Ryan Van Bibber|November 3, 2020|Outside Online
Originally, Cosby was supposed to be much more of a sidekick.
A Full-Length Bill Cosby Portrait: From Track Star to Ugly Sweaters|Scott Porch|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A president with job approval in the low 40s is a much less appealing campaign trail sidekick than one who is in the 50s.
Will World Chaos Sink the Dems?|Kristen Soltis Anderson|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If a sidekick is flamboyantly dressed in pastels or tailored velvet, he must be morally corruptible.
‘Persecuted’ Is the Christian Right’s Paranoid Wet Dream|Candida Moss|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He also took some swipes at his former White Stripes sidekick—and ex-wife—Meg White.
Jack White Apologizes For Trashing Meg White, Adele, The Black Keys, Lana Del Rey, Etc.|Marlow Stern|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But he could also rescue his sidekick Brienne of Tarth from a bear.
Why We Should Pretend the ‘Game of Thrones’ Rape Scene Never Happened|Andrew Romano|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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

/ (ˈsaɪdˌkɪk) /

noun

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

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