: a person closely associated with another as a subordinate or partner
Examples of sidekick in a Sentence
the mayor and his sidekick
movie heroes invariably have a trusty sidekick, who often provides comic relief
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
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His sidekick, point guard Myles Walker, had another terrific game, scoring 15 points.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
He's got a little sidekick over there named Mark Paoletta who is one of the people in the portrait with Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo and Clarence Thomas.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2025
His sidekick, point guard Myles Walker, had another terrific game, scoring 15 points.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2025
Comments Chris Pratt playing a character stuck in a past decade who teams up with a ragtag group of unlikely heroes, including a pint-sized, wise-cracking sidekick, in a movie directed by the Russo brothers?
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sidekick
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“Sidekick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sidekick. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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sidekick
noun
side·kick
ˈsīd-ˌkik 
: one who is another's pal, partner, or helper
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