right-hand woman

English

Noun

right-hand woman (plural right-hand women)

1. A trusted female assistant.
   • 2021 March 31, Benjamin Lee, “Made for Love review – Black Mirror-esque comedy needs an upgrade”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Magnussen is as cartoonish as his character while there are small, sparky opportunities for Patti Harrison as Hazel’s old friend and Noma Dumezweni as Byron’s right-hand woman, that are hopefully expanded in future episodes.

Synonyms

• girl Friday

Coordinate terms

• right-hand man

Translations

trusted female assistant

• Polish: prawa ręka (pl) f
• Portuguese: braço direito (pt) m
• Serbo-Croatian: desna ruka (sh) f