sidekick

[ sahyd-kik ]

noun

1. a close friend.
2. a confederate or assistant.

sidekick

/ ˈsaɪdˌkɪk /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sidekick¹

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; side ¹ + kick

Example Sentences

I discovered during my research that peanut butter, when it appears in a cake at all, usually shows up as a sidekick to chocolate.

From 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.

From Time

Solar cells are more efficient when used with a sidekick called a solar concentrator.

From 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.

From 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.

From Outside Online

Originally, Cosby was supposed to be much more of a sidekick.

From The 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.

From The Daily Beast

If a sidekick is flamboyantly dressed in pastels or tailored velvet, he must be morally corruptible.

From The Daily Beast

He also took some swipes at his former White Stripes sidekick—and ex-wife—Meg White.

From The Daily Beast

But he could also rescue his sidekick Brienne of Tarth from a bear.

From The Daily Beast

It's even more interesting that his sidekick is a crooked electronics engineer or scientist.

From Project Gutenberg

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