: 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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But, the aide said, the President would see me first.
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
The Herald was provided the letter after asking if Cook, fired from his job as Healey’s aide in western Massachusetts after his arrest, could still collect a pension.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
On the other hand, Aesha and Nathan have taken on new roles as head teacher and aide in the third-grade classroom, composed of Kizzi and Joe, who cannot stop touching each other, giggling, and speaking over the teacher, and Max, who cannot go a whole day without throwing a temper tantrum.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
Micheale Clark, 46, who worked at Celina High School as a special education teacher’s aide, was arrested after being accused of being intoxicated while at work.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 13 Jan. 2026
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
The Herald was provided the letter after asking if Cook, fired from his job as Healey’s aide in western Massachusetts after his arrest, could still collect a pension.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
On the other hand, Aesha and Nathan have taken on new roles as head teacher and aide in the third-grade classroom, composed of Kizzi and Joe, who cannot stop touching each other, giggling, and speaking over the teacher, and Max, who cannot go a whole day without throwing a temper tantrum.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
Micheale Clark, 46, who worked at Celina High School as a special education teacher’s aide, was arrested after being accused of being intoxicated while at work.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aide. Accessed 17 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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