: 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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Epstein also claimed that the prince had asked that he be allowed to see details of legal structures, organization charts, goals and initiatives of the Saudi central bank, the royal purse and the country’s sovereign wealth fund, his emails to Al-Sabbagh’s aide show.
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Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Cuts to the district’s transitional kindergarten aides and the consolidation of preschool programs have also proven controversial.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The former aide first worked for the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester in 2007 before moving on to work for Prince William and Prince Harry at Clarence House.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 8 Apr. 2026
The union represents more than 30,000 district employees, including teacher aides, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, computer techs, custodians and gardeners.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
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Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Cuts to the district’s transitional kindergarten aides and the consolidation of preschool programs have also proven controversial.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The former aide first worked for the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester in 2007 before moving on to work for Prince William and Prince Harry at Clarence House.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 8 Apr. 2026
The union represents more than 30,000 district employees, including teacher aides, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, computer techs, custodians and gardeners.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aide. Accessed 11 Apr. 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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