: a person who acts as an assistant
a teacher's aide
specifically
: a military officer who acts as an assistant to a superior officer
Examples of aide in a Sentence
The senate office hired several congressional aides.
the nurse's aide will bring you an extra pillow
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The president and his top aides had launched a pressure campaign to pass the new Indiana district map, which included visits from Vice President JD Vance.
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Garrett Downs, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
Three federal judges have approved department requests to release grand-jury transcripts and other evidence from the investigation of Epstein and his aide, Ghislaine Maxwell.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
On Wednesday, Meghan's spokesperson confirmed a letter from the duchess has now been delivered to him at his hospital bed in Cebu and the aide also took a swipe at the newspaper at the same time.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Of the 7,300 jobs that are affected, 390 are retail sales worker jobs, 370 are food and beverage server jobs, 290 are home health aide jobs, 280 are health care diagnostics jobs, and 260 are material moving worker jobs.
—Bjorn Markeson, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2025
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Garrett Downs, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
Three federal judges have approved department requests to release grand-jury transcripts and other evidence from the investigation of Epstein and his aide, Ghislaine Maxwell.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
On Wednesday, Meghan's spokesperson confirmed a letter from the duchess has now been delivered to him at his hospital bed in Cebu and the aide also took a swipe at the newspaper at the same time.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Of the 7,300 jobs that are affected, 390 are retail sales worker jobs, 370 are food and beverage server jobs, 290 are home health aide jobs, 280 are health care diagnostics jobs, and 260 are material moving worker jobs.
—Bjorn Markeson, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aide. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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aide
noun
: a person who acts as an assistant
Medical Definition
aide
noun
: a person who acts as an assistant
volunteer aides
psychiatric aides
see nurse aide
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