as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
movie heroes invariably have a trusty sidekick, who often provides comic relief
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Recent Examples of sidekick
Scary Movie 6 star Anna Faris brings along her sidekick, son Jack Pratt , to the premiere of the film in Los Angeles on June 3.
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People Staff, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
That would be Babe the Blue Ox, modeled after the sidekick to the mythical Paul Bunyan, who, legend has it, hailed from Bangor.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Starring Miles Mykkanen in his LA Opera debut as Prince Tamino, Sydney Mancasola as Princess Pamina, Kyle Miller as the sidekick Papageno, Aigul Khismatullina as Queen of the Night and Kwangchul Youn and Sarastro.
—Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
More than 90% of the action takes place in the Scottish Highlands — or its intersection with the Twilight Zone — starting with the very first scene, where von Essen’s Tommy and his hiking sidekick, Happy Anderson as Jeff, are on a middle-of-the-night walkabout.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 May 2026
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People Staff, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
That would be Babe the Blue Ox, modeled after the sidekick to the mythical Paul Bunyan, who, legend has it, hailed from Bangor.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Starring Miles Mykkanen in his LA Opera debut as Prince Tamino, Sydney Mancasola as Princess Pamina, Kyle Miller as the sidekick Papageno, Aigul Khismatullina as Queen of the Night and Kwangchul Youn and Sarastro.
—Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
More than 90% of the action takes place in the Scottish Highlands — or its intersection with the Twilight Zone — starting with the very first scene, where von Essen’s Tommy and his hiking sidekick, Happy Anderson as Jeff, are on a middle-of-the-night walkabout.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidekick
Noun
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Her two assistants, Brooke Mayo and Kathryn Nesbitt, are also American women.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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Parker, a former Eagles assistant, has risen quickly through the NFL coaching ranks and now faces a tough task with a roster full of new faces and high expectations.—
Briana Aldridge,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Noun
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One such post targeting the wife of a Dooley operative led to Collins firing a top political aide responsible for the post.—
Tia Mitchell,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
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The nonprofit didn’t report paying any compensation to a staff or board, which includes two former Newsom aides, Steve Kawa and Jim DeBoo, as well as Sacramento Kings COO Matina Kolokotronis.—
Haley Parsley,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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In addition to all the bottles that were flying, someone in one of the buses threw a metal first-aid box from inside it at a Daily News reporter.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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The judges association came to Dixson’s aid with endorsements, campaign cash and the op-ed — actions Bass views as heavy-handed and political, but Dixson’s supporters said were necessary to protect a judge from unwarranted attacks.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
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Most often it as many as three licensed workers to one apprentice.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
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Not to be outshined, Casio G-Shock’s Grogu model branded as the Baby-G comes in a distinctive bright neon-green hue in honor of Din Djarin’s little Force-wielding apprentice.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
2 June 2026
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According to Euro News, 125 deputies backed the government proposal, 61 voted against it and 13 abstained.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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Ramon Padilla is the deputy graphics editor for USA TODAY.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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But that hasn’t stopped out-of-state reenactors from worrying their muskets will be confiscated at the George Washington Bridge, says Justin Costantino, adjutant of the Long Island Companies of the 3rd New York Regiment.—
Allen G. Breed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.—
Kyla Mandel,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Sidekick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidekick. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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