: 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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Wallace is a cheese-loving inventor living in Yorkshire, north England, with his incredibly bright sidekick Gromit (who happens to be a beagle).
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
Quan, now 53, also recalls Ford consoling him while filming that frightening sequence, which sees Ford's titular explorer and Quan's sidekick character, Short Round, chart an escape from the Temple of Doom.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2025
The White House claims about 40,000 workers have submitted paperwork to accept the offer from Trump and budget-slashing sidekick Elon Musk, which says they may get paid until September in exchange for their resignation.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
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—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 1 Feb. 2025
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
Quan, now 53, also recalls Ford consoling him while filming that frightening sequence, which sees Ford's titular explorer and Quan's sidekick character, Short Round, chart an escape from the Temple of Doom.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2025
The White House claims about 40,000 workers have submitted paperwork to accept the offer from Trump and budget-slashing sidekick Elon Musk, which says they may get paid until September in exchange for their resignation.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
There’s a new shopping sidekick in town: generative AI.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Sidekick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sidekick. Accessed 16 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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