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sidekick Definition

side·kick (sīdkik′)

noun

  1. a companion; close friend
  2. a partner; confederate

sidekick Usage Examples

Possessives

  • dad: In the modern of dad's sidekicks from the guy.
  • hero: When Bibleman's original partner departed on a classified mission, he picked Cipher to replace him as the hero's sidekick.

Converse of object

  • trust: It also appears that Blairs trusted sidekick Miliband is involved as well.
  • have: They probably have a multi-coloured sidekick alongside them to assist in the maintenance of the illusion.
  • wisecrack: There he is found by Pumbaa, a friendly warthog, and his wisecracking meerkat sidekick Timon.
  • play: Billie, 23, who plays sidekick Rose Tyler will leave at the end of this series in a program called Doomsday.
  • bumble: Can Danger Mouse and his bumbling sidekick Penfold keep us safe from deadly sound guns, giant chickens, pyramids and robot ghosts?
  • become: An album resulted, and Nigel became a regular sidekick at live performances.

Adjective modifier

  • trusty: Off I went with my trusty sidekick, Helen, to the delights of Corby.
  • long-suffering: He and Kruger demonstrate some fine romantic chemistry, and Justin Bartha gets off some legitimately funny lines as Ben's long-suffering sidekick.
  • faithful: Cartoon Robin Costume S Where would Batman be without his ' Ward ' and faithful sidekick, Robin?
  • loyal: Baldrick is another dim yet loyal sidekick who inexplicably puts up with a lot of abuse from a heavily sadistic employer.
  • female: This survey of female sidekicks comes full circle with another look at the Sexton Blake saga.
  • young: Only Robin is missing, the younger sidekick is hard to being to the new film genre where humor is used only sparingly.

Modifies a noun

  • role: What could have been a stereotypical sidekick role is wrestled to the fore by Law's refusal to play dumb.

Noun used with modifier

  • comedy: What is unusual about Howard Read's comedy sidekick?
  • animal: The confrontations between Donkey and him are hilarious, as the two scrambles to be Shrek annoying talking animal sidekick.
  • radio: They were hosted on the Guardian website, and also featured his Extras co-writer Stephen Merchant and regular radio sidekick Karl Pilkington.
  • idiot: Alongside his idiot sidekick, Ludicrous, he returns again and again to challenge the hero, and always fails.
  • robot: Oh, and there's one really curious thing which I haven't yet mentioned: the obligatory robot sidekick.

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