Lieutenant
Lieutenant noun - A person who helps a more skilled person.
Usage example: the drug lord has a pair of brutal lieutenants who do most of his dirty work for him
Sidekick and lieutenant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sidekick" instead a noun "Lieutenant". informal substitute
Nearby Word: lieutenancy
Sidekick
Sidekick noun - A person who helps a more skilled person.
Usage example: movie heroes invariably have a trusty sidekick, who often provides comic relief
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Synonyms for Sidekick
Lieutenant and sidekick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lieutenant" instead a noun "Sidekick".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- friend and lieutenant
- friend and sidekick
- adjunct and lieutenant
- adjunct and sidekick
- apprentice and lieutenant
- apprentice and sidekick
- follower and lieutenant
- follower and sidekick
- partner and lieutenant
- partner and sidekick
- companion and lieutenant
- companion and sidekick
- associate and lieutenant
- associate and sidekick
Both words in one sentence
- Chessmaster Sidekick: Lieutenant Tisarwat, as a side effect of having Anaander Mianaai shoved in her brain for a couple of days.
Source: Literature / Ancillary Justice - Mauser is a Lieutenant in the second film, is promoted to captain midway through and is commandant of the rival academy in 3, while his Bumbling Sidekick, Proctor starts as a sergeant and is promoted to Mauser's Lieutenant vacancy when Mauser becomes a captain.
Source: Rank Up
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