sidekick

sidekick

English

Noun

sidekick (plural sidekicks)

1. (informal) An assistant to another person, especially to a superior or more important person.
   • 2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, in 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.

Antonyms

• mentor

Synonyms

• acolyte
• pupil
• wingman

Translations

assistant

Finnish: apulainen (fi), avustaja (fi), salkunkantaja, apuri (fi), oppipoika (fi), (dialectal, very informal) sälli (fi) French: faire-valoir (fr) m, acolyte (fr) m or f German: please add this translation if you can Greek: βοηθός (el) m or f (voïthós) Ido: adyunto (io)

Italian: assistente (it) m, spalla (it) f Japanese: サイドキック (saidokikku) Portuguese: acólito (pt) m, companheiro (pt) m, parceiro (pt) m Russian: партнёр (ru) (partnjór), помо́щник (ru) (pomóščnik), това́рищ (ru) (továrišč) Spanish: compañero (es)