sidekick
Americannoun
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a close friend.
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a confederate or assistant.
noun
Etymology
Origin of sidekick
Example Sentences
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The Chicago area native previously lived in New York — where he first found fame as Conan O’Brien’s sidekick on “Late Night” — before moving to Los Angeles in 2001.
From Los Angeles Times
“The advent of consumer AI platforms is a chance to put an expert-level sidekick on your computer or phone, 24/7,” he said.
And in Belgium, a rescue cat named Maximus has shot to social media stardom as the bewhiskered sidekick and PR weapon of Prime Minister Bart De Wever.
From Barron's
Mr. Hayes, who rose to fame as the flamboyant sidekick Jack in “Will & Grace,” here gives his finest stage performance to date.
My newest edible sidekick, Pierre the Pineapple, probably has a good two weeks of life before the flies come and Dad dumps him in the compost bin.
From Literature
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