: 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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For now, the administration is focused on purchasing Greenland or offering economic incentives to its residents and to those in Denmark, aides told me.
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Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
The team’s announcement in a letter to season ticket holders came a few weeks after Bears brass met with Pritzker and top aides in the governor’s Chicago office.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Neither parent is aware of the identity of the aide who was allegedly involved.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Trump tapped Halligan, a White House aide who had served as his personal lawyer but had no prior experience as a federal prosecutor, to lead one of the Justice Department’s most important and prestigious offices.
—Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
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Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
The team’s announcement in a letter to season ticket holders came a few weeks after Bears brass met with Pritzker and top aides in the governor’s Chicago office.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Neither parent is aware of the identity of the aide who was allegedly involved.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Trump tapped Halligan, a White House aide who had served as his personal lawyer but had no prior experience as a federal prosecutor, to lead one of the Justice Department’s most important and prestigious offices.
—Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aide. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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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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