The term "sidewinder", when used by itself, can refer to:
- For the species of rattlesnake, see sidewinder (snake).
- For the air-to-air missile, see AIM-9 Sidewinder.
- A type of trawler where the nets are cast over the side of the ship, rather than from the stern.
- For a fictional military vehicle named Sidewinder that comes to grief, see the Thunderbirds TV series, in which it appeared.
- For the song, "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite", see R.E.M., the band which performed it.
- For the Australian rock band of the 1990s, see Sidewinder (band).
- For the general name given to the family of digital game controllers developed by Microsoft for x86-based PCs, see Microsoft Sidewinder.
Sidewinder is the codename of Michael Madsen's character Budd in the Kill Bill movies, directed by Quentin Tarantino.
