: 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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So, his aides advised him to shelter in the south for two to three weeks with his heavily pregnant wife, until the US and UN forces reclaimed the province – something that never happened.
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Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Clint plays a mayoral aide, while Rance was the Elderly Timekeeper.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
The administration also has yet to provide any details about the appointment to Congress, according to a congressional aide who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
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Johnson's aides said the plan is simply not feasible and wouldn't generate actual money from the city, claiming there is no realistic way to find investors to buy debt for things like unpaid parking tickets when the city has no authority to seize vehicles or place liens on property for such debt.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
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Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Clint plays a mayoral aide, while Rance was the Elderly Timekeeper.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
The administration also has yet to provide any details about the appointment to Congress, according to a congressional aide who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2025
Johnson's aides said the plan is simply not feasible and wouldn't generate actual money from the city, claiming there is no realistic way to find investors to buy debt for things like unpaid parking tickets when the city has no authority to seize vehicles or place liens on property for such debt.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for aide
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aide. Accessed 28 Dec. 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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