sidekick

sidekick
An assistant to another person, usually the persons inferior.

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  • SideKick — was an early Personal Information Manager (PIM) software application by Borland launched in 1983 under Philippe Kahn s leadership. It was notable for being a Terminate and Stay Resident (TSR) program, which enabled it to load into memory then… …   Wikipedia

  • SideKick — SideKick,   ein 1984 vorgestelltes, ursprünglich für DOS konzipiertes Hilfsprogramm, das als das erste kommerzielle speicherresidente Programm (TSR Programm) überhaupt gilt. SideKick bot einen Terminkalender, Notizbuch, eine Adressdatenbank,… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • sidekick — companion or close associate, 1906, shortened from side kicker (1903, in an O.Henry story), Amer.Eng., of unknown origin. Earlier terms were side pal (1886), side partner (1890) …   Etymology dictionary

  • sidekick — [n] companion accompaniment, accomplice, aide, ally, amigo, assistant, associate, buddy, chum, cohort, colleague, comrade, consort, coworker, crony, friend, pal, partner, playmate; concept 423 …   New thesaurus

  • sidekick — ► NOUN informal ▪ a person s assistant or junior associate …   English terms dictionary

  • sidekick — ☆ sidekick [sīd′kik΄ ] n. Slang 1. a companion; close friend 2. a partner; confederate …   English World dictionary

  • Sidekick — A sidekick is a stock character, a close companion who assists a partner in a superior position. Sancho Panza in Don Quixote, Doctor Watson in Sherlock Holmes and Batman s companion Robin are some well known sidekicks.OriginsThe origin of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Sidekick — Sherlock Holmes und Doktor Watson Der Begriff Sidekick (engl. für Handlanger, Kumpan) bezeichnet in der Literatur und in der darstellenden Kunst sowie im Film eine spezielle Art von Nebenrolle. Inhaltsverzeichnis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sidekick — Faire valoir Dans une œuvre de fiction, un « faire valoir » est un personnage secondaire, l’assistant du caractère principal, du héros. On emploie aussi parfois le terme anglais sidekick (littéralement « coup de pied de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • sidekick — [[t]sa͟ɪdkɪk[/t]] sidekicks N COUNT: oft poss N Someone s sidekick is a person who accompanies them and helps them, and who you consider to be less intelligent or less important than the other person. [INFORMAL] His sons, brother and nephews were …   English dictionary

  • sidekick — UK [ˈsaɪdˌkɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms sidekick : singular sidekick plural sidekicks informal someone s friend or assistant …   English dictionary

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