: 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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Jackson rose to national prominence in the 1960s as a close aide to King.
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Former aide to commissioners Rosen Gonzalez and Fernandez.
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Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
Kirill Dmitriev, the head of Russia’s sovereign-wealth fund, and Yuri Ushakov, a top foreign-policy aide to Putin, were reportedly heavily involved in negotiating the proposal.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2025
Jackson rose to national prominence in the 1960s as a close aide to King.
—Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
Former aide to commissioners Rosen Gonzalez and Fernandez.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aide. Accessed 2 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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