Dr. Watson
Detective's loyal companion
Dr.
Watson is the loyal companion and narrator in Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories—a physician and former military man whose steady presence contrasts with Holmes's brilliance.
The name has become shorthand for any sidekick who witnesses genius without fully grasping it: Every detective needs a Dr. Watson.
IBM's Watson AI system takes its name from the company's founder, not the character.
Fictional London investigator
- companionOne who keeps company
- assistantOne who aids another
- partnerOne who shares activity
- chroniclerWriter of historical accounts
biographer · narrator · confidant · friend · ally · associate · aide · helper
Fictional London investigator
- Baker StreetLondon road, detective's address
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- casebookCompiled judicial precedents
clues · deduction · evidence · crime · Scotland Yard · sleuth · analytical · observation
Holmes
Fictional London investigator
chronicler · biographer · narrator · confidant · friend · ally · associate · aide · helper · loyal
Holmes
Fictional London investigator
- Baker StreetLondon road, detective's address
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
casebook · clues · deduction · evidence · crime · Scotland Yard · sleuth · analytical · observation · adventure
physician
Licensed medical doctor
military · wounded · Afghanistan · bullet · medical · practice · healing · stethoscope · diagnosis · patient
narrator
One who tells events
- everymanOrdinary representative person
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- surrogateOne acting for another
Victorian · gentleman · stalwart · brave · practical · sensible · grounded · ordinary · relatable · humanizing
- literary charactersSherlock Holmes, Scout Finch, Elizabeth Bennet, Macbeth, Huck Finn
- Sidekickssidekick, right-hand man, number two, Sam Gamgee, deputy