right-hand man

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right-hand man (plural right-hand men)

  1. A trusted assistant.
    Synonyms: man Friday, right hand
    • 2014, Christina Lauren, Dirty Rowdy Thing, pages 303–304:
      This guy is the real thing [...] and he's plucked my girl up to be his right-hand man because he knows she's the real deal, too.

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