right-hand man

noun

A trusted assistant.

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Meanings

nounright-hand man (plural right-hand men)

plural right-hand men

  1. A trusted assistant.

    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.

    2014, Christina Lauren, Dirty Rowdy Thing, pages 303–304

    Synonyms: man Friday, right hand

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA trusted assistant.

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man Fridayright hand

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe most helpful male assistant

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man Friday
Broader
chief assistantmanadult male
Also see
man fridaypoint man

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

right-hand man. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right-hand%20man

MLA

“right-hand man.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right-hand%20man. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “right-hand man,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right-hand%20man.

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