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• n  a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

• Hollywood has taught us what to expect: a trusty sidekick like R2-D2, a gleaming robo-maid like The Jetsons' Rosey or a cyberassassin like .
• Ed McMahon, best known as the longtime sidekick to Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, died overnight at age 86.
• JW: He was Captain America's sidekick, for a while.

• buddy
• brother
• chum
• crony
• pal

News & Articles

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• TechMan Texts: Chromebook a handy companion
  A Chromebook sidekick, injustice in Ohio and Patch needs a patch.
  June 18, 2013 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• Autobots arrive at Universal Orlando
  Leader of the Autobots, Optimus Prime, and his sidekick Bumblebee have arrived at Universal Orlando
  June 18, 2013 - Central Florida News 13
• Hitman Martorano: Learning Whitey was a rat ‘broke my heart’
  The prolific hitman who was once willing to kill for mobster James J. “Whitey” Bulger testified today the South Boston monster and his sidekick Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi...
  June 17, 2013 - Boston Herald

Quotes

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• Mike Huckabee in Guardian Unlimited
  It's just an incredible opportunity to be there, particularly the very first night he's back from the writer's strike,Huckabee said. "Besides, if all else fails and this whole process doesn't work out, maybe he needs a sidekick and I'll be...
• Joe Biden in Washington Post
  You can't call yourself a maverick when all you've ever been is a sidekick,Biden said, referring to McCain's support of some President Bush initiatives.
• Winnie Holzman in Philadelphia Inquirer
  If the only images you ever see of yourself are the joke, the sidekick, the schoolyard bully, it really takes a toll on you,says Holzman. "It can change people. It can make them feel empowered."