RIGHT-HAND MAN

Meaning of RIGHT-HAND MAN in English

( right-hand men)

Someone’s right-hand man is the person who acts as their chief assistant and helps and supports them a lot in their work.

He is Rupert Murdoch’s right-hand man at News International.

N-COUNT : usu poss N

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

RIGHT-HAND MAN — noun 1. obsolete : a soldier holding a position of responsibility or command on the right of a troop of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RIGHT-HAND MAN — an indispensable or invaluable assistant; right hand. [ 1655-65 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RIGHT-HAND MAN — ■ noun a reliable or important assistant.
Concise Oxford English vocab
RIGHT-HAND MAN — noun [ sing. ] a person who helps sb a lot and who they rely on, especially in an important …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIGHT-HAND MAN — ˌright-hand ˈman BrE AmE noun [singular] the person who supports and helps you the most, especially in your job: John …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RIGHT-HAND MAN — (right-hand men) Someone’s ~ is the person who acts as their chief assistant and helps and supports them a lot …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RIGHT-HAND MAN — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Flynn was the nearest John had to a right-hand man . ▪ His former Sunderland …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RIGHT HAND MAN — Synonyms and related words : alter ego, assistant, confidant, employee, fidus Achates, girl Friday, helper, hired hand, hired man, hireling, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RIGHT-HAND MAN — {v. phr.} A valued and indispensable assistant. * /The chancellor of the university never goes anywhere without the vice chancellor, …
Slang English vocab
RIGHT-HAND MAN — Function: noun a reliable or indispensable person FF1C; the boss viewed his efficient assistant as his right-hand man FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
RIGHT-HAND MAN — noun a reliable or indispensable person the boss viewed his efficient assistant as his right-hand man Synonyms: girl Friday, man …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
RIGHT-HAND MAN — See ↑ HELP 5
Longman Activator English vocab
RIGHT-HAND MAN — {v. phr.} A valued and indispensable assistant. * /The chancellor of the university never goes anywhere without the vice chancellor, …
Словарь английских идиом
RIGHT-HAND MAN — v. phr. A valued and indispensable assistant. The chancellor of the university never goes anywhere without the vice chancellor, his …
American Idioms English vocabulary
RIGHT-HAND MAN — 1) сосед справа (в строю) 2) 'правая рука', верный помощник правая рука
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RIGHT-HAND MAN — а> сосед справа (в строю); б> 'правая рука', верный помощник
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RIGHT-HAND MAN — 1) сосед справа (в строю) 2) "правая рука", верный помощник
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
RIGHT HAND MAN — сосед справа, правая рука
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
RIGHT HAND MAN — сосед справа, правая рука
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
RIGHT-HAND MAN — 1) сосед справа ( в строю ) 2) "правая рука", верный помощник
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RIGHT-HAND MAN — 1) сосед справа (в строю) 2) "правая рука", верный помощник
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RIGHT-HAND MAN — а> сосед справа (в строю); б> 'правая рука', верный помощник
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
RIGHT-HAND MAN — а. сосед справа (в строю); б. 'правая рука', верный помощник
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
RIGHT-HAND MAN — 1) сосед справа (в строю) 2) 'правая рука', верный помощник правая рука
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) 2002– Man Booker Prize de Man Paul Declaration of the Rights of Man and …
Английский словарь Британика
RIGHT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAND
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RIGHT — — rightable , adj. /ruyt/ , adj., righter, rightest , n., adv., v. adj. 1. in accordance with what is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAN
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAND
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RIGHT — I. ˈrīt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English riht; akin to Old High German reht right, Latin rectus straight, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAN — I. ˈman, in compounds ˌman or mən noun ( plural men ˈmen, in compounds ˌmen or mən) Etymology: Middle English, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAND — I. ˈhand noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German hant hand Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RIGHT
Webster English vocab
MAN — vt to tame, as a hawk. 2. man ·noun the human race; mankind. 3. man ·vt to furnish with a …
Webster English vocab
HAND — noun rate; price. 2. hand ·vi to cooperate. 3. hand ·noun a bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. 4. hand …
Webster English vocab
HAND — [hand] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG hant hand] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): the terminal part …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RIGHT — / raɪt; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun , verb , exclamation ■ adjective MORALLY GOOD 1. [ not …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAN — / mæn; NAmE / noun , verb , exclamation ■ noun ( pl. men / men; NAmE /) MALE PERSON …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAND — / hænd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] the part of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIGHT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAN — I. man 1 S1 W1 /mæn/ BrE AmE noun ( plural men /men/) [ Word Family: noun : ↑ man …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAND — I. hand 1 S1 W1 /hænd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ hand , ↑ handful ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RIGHT
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAN — n. & v. --n. (pl. men) 1 an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RIGHT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAN — n. & v. n. (pl. men) 1 an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAND — n. & v. n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RIGHT
Oxford English vocab
MAN — n. & v. --n. (pl. men) 1. an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1. a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Oxford English vocab
RIGHT — I. CORRECT, APPROPRIATE, OR ACCEPTABLE /raɪt/ ( rights, righting, righted) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAND — I. NOUN USES AND PHRASES /hænd/ ( hands) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAN — ( men, mans, manning, manned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIGHT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MAN
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an ordeal at the hands of sb (= used to say who has made …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MAN — n. Mountain Man 2002 Man Booker Prize de Man Paul Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RIGHT — Synonyms and related words : Bill of Rights, Bircher, Bourbon, Christian, Declaration of Right, Epistle side, Magna Carta, Magna Charta, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MAN
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAND — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN …
Slang English vocab
MAN — n. confidence man con man fancy man fighting man hatchet man hit man iron man ladies' man man at arms …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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