sidekick

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Noun

sidekick (plural sidekicks)

1. (informal) An assistant to another person, especially to one's superior or more important person.
   • 2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, The Onion AV Club:

     In the abstract, Stuhlbarg’s twinkly-eyed sidekick suggests Joe Pesci in Lethal Weapon 2 by way of late-period Robin Williams with an alien twist, but Stuhlbarg makes a character that easily could have come across as precious into a surprisingly palatable, even charming man.

Synonyms

• acolyte
• wingman

Translations

assistant

• French: faire-valoir (fr) m

• Japanese: サイドキック (ja) (saidokikku)
• Portuguese: acólito (pt) m, companheiro (pt) m, parceiro (pt) m