: 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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Investigators said Edwards claimed to be an eyewitness who saw Aguilar walk away alive after a fight with Bravo in 2012.
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 20 June 2025
Once the security check was complete, officials released the aide, whose identity is not publicly known.
—Mackenzie Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2025
The Senate bill also would effectively scrap Biden rules that would require nursing homes to maintain a minimum level of staff, including aides and Registered Nurses.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Now, with Israel taking out some of his closest aides and senior security figures, as well as significantly weakening its militant Islamic allies across the region, the supreme leader is beginning to look increasingly isolated.
—Ruth Marks Eglash, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 20 June 2025
Once the security check was complete, officials released the aide, whose identity is not publicly known.
—Mackenzie Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2025
The Senate bill also would effectively scrap Biden rules that would require nursing homes to maintain a minimum level of staff, including aides and Registered Nurses.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Now, with Israel taking out some of his closest aides and senior security figures, as well as significantly weakening its militant Islamic allies across the region, the supreme leader is beginning to look increasingly isolated.
—Ruth Marks Eglash, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aide. Accessed 3 Jul. 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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