sidekick

名词 sidekick:

1. a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
   同义词：buddy, brother, chum, crony, pal

1. Faith Daniels, the distaff anchor of the "CBS Early Morning News, " was ready to jump ship last week, following in the footsteps of her former sidekick, Forrest Sawyer, who skipped town last September.
   “哥伦比亚广播公司早晨新闻”女主播丹尼尔斯，上周已决定跟随她的以前助手索耶(九月已离纽约)的脚步辞职。