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right-hand man

NOUN
important assistant
Synonyms
WEAK
alter ego fidus Achates gal Friday man Friday right hand right-hand woman second self strong right arm

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Sanchez’s former right-hand man and former transport minister, Jose Luis Abalos, went on trial this month over alleged kickbacks linked to public contracts.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

At the time, in addition to Berrada, United had Wilcox as technical director, Christopher Vivell as an interim director of recruitment and Ratcliffe's right-hand man Sir Dave Brailsford as a football club director.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

He met Mike Haugstatter, his trusted right-hand man, at the 21 Club, the now-closed landmark in the city.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

Munger, who died in 2023, was Buffett’s longtime right-hand man.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 10, 2025

Charlotte was married to Robert Serber, the physicist and former student who’d become Oppenheimer’s right-hand man the year before.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin