aide

noun \ ˈād \

Definition of aide

:a person who acts as an assistant

a teacher's aide

; specifically :a military officer who acts as an assistant to a superior officer

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The senate office hired several congressional aides.
the nurse's aide will bring you an extra pillow

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Michael Cohen, an executive vice president for the Trump Organization, reportedly emailed top Kremlin press aide Dmitry Peskov in January 2016.

— andrew roth, chicagotribune.com, "Kremlin says it got the Trump Tower email but didn't respond," 30 Aug. 2017
August 2016: In an extraordinary move, Snow referred Arpaio and top aides to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution for a slew of contemptuous acts, including failing to produce materials and violating the court order.

— michelle ye hee lee, Washington Post, "Was former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio’s criminal conviction an Obama ‘political witch hunt’?," 30 Aug. 2017
United Nations officials, including Mr. Guterres and his press aides, have said the report was unfinished and have declined to comment on its findings.

— rick gladstone, New York Times, "Ahead of U.N.’s Child Rights Blacklist, Saudis Stress Their Aid to Yemen," 28 Aug. 2017
Both groups will be bipartisan, but aides declined to provide names.

— alan fram, The Seattle Times, "Senate panel plans 2 hearings on girding health insurance," 22 Aug. 2017
The aide spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.

— toluse olorunnipa, Bloomberg.com, "Trump Struggles to Move Past Bannon With Afghanistan Plan," 21 Aug. 2017
Two former San Diego State aides with the Saints – head coach Sean Payton and receivers coach Curtis Johnson — said the Southern California weather refreshed the team the past two days.

— tom krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Manti Te'o gives it another try," 18 Aug. 2017
Meanwhile, various Trump aides dutifully defended the president’s own statement.

— david a. graham, The Atlantic, "Trump, in Reversal, Explicitly Condemns White Supremacists," 14 Aug. 2017
Yes, H.R. McMaster is portrayed as a subversive Manchurian Aide, as if brainwashed by the Democratic National Committee, ACLU, Bernie Sanders and other leftie forces.

— vanityfair.com, "Inside Sheldon Adelson’s Effort to Purge McMaster," 10 Aug. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of aide

short for aide-de-camp

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First Known Use: 1777

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Synonyms

adjunct, adjutant, aid, helper, apprentice, assistant, coadjutor, deputy, helpmate, helpmeet, lieutenant, mate, sidekick

Related Words

attendant, handmaiden (also handmaid), maid, maidservant, scullion, servant; auxiliary, legman, subordinate, underling; employee (also employe), hand, help, hireling, laborer, swamper, worker; gal Friday, girl Friday; man Friday, right hand; aide-de-camp

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aide

noun \ ˈād \

Definition of aide for Students

:a person who acts as an assistant

a teacher's aide

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aide

noun \ ˈād \

medical Definition of aide

:a person who acts as an assistant

volunteer aides

psychiatric aides

— see nurse's aide

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