sidekick

side·kick

S0388900 (sīd′kĭk′)n. Slang A close companion or comrade.

sidekick

(ˈsaɪdˌkɪk) ninformal a close friend or follower who accompanies another on adventures, etc

side•kick

(ˈsaɪdˌkɪk)

n. 1. a close friend. 2. a confederate or assistant. [1900–05]

Thesaurus

Noun

sidekick - a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activitiesbuddy, chum, crony, pal, brothercobber - Australian term for a palfriend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"

sidekick

nounSlang. A person whom one knows well, likes, and trusts:amigo, brother, chum, confidant, confidante, familiar, friend, intimate, mate, pal.Informal: bud, buddy.

Translations

Sidekick

(1) A smartphone offered to T-Mobile subscribers from Danger, Inc., a Microsoft subsidiary. Introduced in 2002 and marketed alternatively as the Hiptop, Sidekick uses the Java-based Hiptop operating system, also called DangerOS. Manufactured by several companies, including Motorola and Sharp, the Sidekick gained prominence in the deaf community early on because the deaf could make unassisted relay operator calls via the built-in AIM instant messaging software.

(2) The first popular popup program for DOS PCs, introduced by Borland in 1984. Sidekick included a calculator, notepad, calendar, phone dialer and ASCII table and popularized the concept of a terminate and stay resident (TSR) utility. It was later ported to Windows as a personal information manager (PIM) by Starfish Software, Scotts Valley, CA.

sidekick

noun

Synonyms for sidekick

noun a person whom one knows well, likes, and trusts

Synonyms

amigo
brother
chum
confidant
confidante
familiar
friend
intimate
mate
pal
bud
buddy

Synonyms for sidekick

noun a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

Synonyms

buddy
chum
crony
pal
brother

Related Words

cobber
friend