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Henchman vs Sidekick - What's the difference?

henchman | sidekick |

As nouns the difference between henchman and sidekick

is that henchman is a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate while sidekick is an assistant to another person, especially to one's superior or more important person.

henchman

English

Noun

(henchmen)
  • A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.
  • A person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests.
  • A member of a criminal gang.
  • (obsolete) A page to a prince or other person of high rank.

    • sidekick

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) An assistant to another person, especially to one's superior or more important person.
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    • , year=2012 , date=May 24 , author=Nathan Rabin , title=Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3 , work=The Onion AV Club citation , page= , passage=In the abstract, Stuhlbarg’s twinkly-eyed sidekick suggests Joe Pesci in Lethal Weapon 2 by way of late-period Robin Williams with an alien twist, but Stuhlbarg makes a character that easily could have come across as precious into a surprisingly palatable, even charming man.}}

    Synonyms

    * acolyte * wingman