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side·kick

(sīd′kĭk′)

n. Slang

A close companion or comrade.

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sidekick

(ˈsaɪdˌkɪk)

informal a close friend or follower who accompanies another on adventures, etc

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side•kick

(ˈsaɪdˌkɪk)

n.

1. a close friend.

2. a confederate or assistant.

[1900–05]

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Noun

sidekick - a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

buddy, chum, crony, pal, brother

cobber - Australian term for a pal

friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"

sidekick

noun

Slang. A person whom one knows well, likes, and trusts:

amigo, brother, chum, confidant, confidante, familiar, friend, intimate, mate, pal.

Informal: bud, buddy.

Translations

sidekick

[ˈsaɪdkɪk] N → secuaz mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sidekick

[ˈsaɪdkɪk] n → sous-fifre m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sidekick

[ˈsaɪdˌkɪk] n (fam) (esp Am) (assistant) → braccio destro m inv; (friend) → amico/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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