: 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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Wyden’s aide rejected outright the concept that the Finance Committee lacks proper jurisdiction.
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
Her $15-an-hour job as an instructional aide had been enough to scrape together her mortgage payment.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
There’s no sign yet that Democrats are willing to support the House GOP’s stopgap bill on Thursday, when it’s next scheduled for a Senate vote, but Semafor confirmed a noticeable thaw in the shutdown dynamics among members and aides across the aisle.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Without her media aide, students and staff cannot check out books during Wright's lectures.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
Her $15-an-hour job as an instructional aide had been enough to scrape together her mortgage payment.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
There’s no sign yet that Democrats are willing to support the House GOP’s stopgap bill on Thursday, when it’s next scheduled for a Senate vote, but Semafor confirmed a noticeable thaw in the shutdown dynamics among members and aides across the aisle.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Without her media aide, students and staff cannot check out books during Wright's lectures.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aide. Accessed 5 Nov. 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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