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Supporting vs Sidekick - What's the difference?

supporting | sidekick |

As an adjective supporting

is that supports.

As a verb supporting

is .

As a noun sidekick is

(informal) an assistant to another person, especially to one's superior or more important person.

supporting

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That supports.

    • Derived terms

    * supporting actor * supporting aircraft * supporting arms * supporting artillery * supporting attack * supporting character

    Verb

    (head)

    • sidekick

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) An assistant to another person, especially to one's superior or more important person.
  • *{{quote-news
    • , 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