: 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 aide ordered his family to pack their bags and go to the defense ministry in the capital’s central Umayyad Square.
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Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
It was supported by the Lithuanian Film Center, CNC, aide aux cinémas du monde, Institut Français, the National Film Center of Latvia, and LRT.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Surveillance footage from the day care first showed Pitzer and another aide trying to bandage the 11-year-old’s forehead while the child was sitting on the floor, according to authorities.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
The president did not respond to Dewey’s charges, but cabinet members and chief aides did.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
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Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
It was supported by the Lithuanian Film Center, CNC, aide aux cinémas du monde, Institut Français, the National Film Center of Latvia, and LRT.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Surveillance footage from the day care first showed Pitzer and another aide trying to bandage the 11-year-old’s forehead while the child was sitting on the floor, according to authorities.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
The president did not respond to Dewey’s charges, but cabinet members and chief aides did.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aide. Accessed 23 Oct. 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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