as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
he was appointed coadjutor to the president
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Recent Examples of coadjutor
Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
By 1997, he was named coadjutor archbishop of Buenos Aires, assuming full leadership of the archdiocese the following year.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Coyne was named archbishop coadjutor on June 25, 2023.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2024
Before he was consecrated bishop coadjutor, Bishop Spong served for 20 years as a priest in North Carolina and Virginia.
—Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2021
Curry, bishop coadjutor, currently assists retiring Bishop Sloan.
—al, 1 Dec. 2020
Anchorage’s former archbishop, Paul Etienne, was appointed to that position in 2016 and moved to Seattle in 2019 to serve as the coadjutor archbishop there.
—Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 20 May 2020
Noun
Schnurr came to Cincinnati in 2008 as coadjutor archbishop and took over as archbishop about a year later, upon the retirement of former Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
By 1997, he was named coadjutor archbishop of Buenos Aires, assuming full leadership of the archdiocese the following year.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Coyne was named archbishop coadjutor on June 25, 2023.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2024
Before he was consecrated bishop coadjutor, Bishop Spong served for 20 years as a priest in North Carolina and Virginia.
—Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2021
Curry, bishop coadjutor, currently assists retiring Bishop Sloan.
—al, 1 Dec. 2020
Anchorage’s former archbishop, Paul Etienne, was appointed to that position in 2016 and moved to Seattle in 2019 to serve as the coadjutor archbishop there.
—Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 20 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coadjutor
Noun
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Villa Park assistant coach Ted Lawton raced to congratulate Urbanski while the Spartans’ players swarmed Noriega.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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The many attending assistants around her eventually disperse — a little hesitantly because Sam is in the middle of preparing a new show — and the two withdraw to Sam’s cavernous studio.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Racing in front of his home fans in Jamaica’s National Stadium in Kingston, Bolt – just 15 years old at the time – won the 200m, becoming the youngest-ever male world junior champion in any event.—
Amanda Davies,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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Students entering their junior year in fall 2026 are encouraged to apply by May 29.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.—
Kyla Mandel,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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Since 2019, when Woodward took over as the Gooding adjutant, that totals more than $23,000, according to an accounting obtained by the Statesman from the county clerk through a public records request.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
Noun
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Seventeen in 1941, Betty forewent college to serve in wartime as a Red Cross nurse’s aide.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Unlike other recent Cabinet departures, Chavez-DeRemer’s exit was announced by a White House aide, not by the president on his social media account.—
Seung Min Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Representing Fort Worth school district at the listening session were deputy superintendents Daniel Soliz and Kellie Spencer, and chief of staff Louis Kushner.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2026
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Chris Cooper’s salary jumped to $272,065 from $247,330 when he was promoted to deputy city manager.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The federal voucher program, known in government language as Section 8, already had been seriously short of funds, with thousands of people on a yearslong waiting list to receive aid.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Due to the extent of the fire and the need for water, the fire department called a mutual aid box alarm to send in help from other Illinois and Wisconsin fire departments.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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During the Renaissance, master painters typically employed apprentices to work alongside them as the apprentices learned their craft.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2026
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Born in 1857 in Derry Township, Pennsylvania, Hershey took an interest in candy making at age 14 and spent four years as an apprentice at a place called Royer’s Ice Cream Parlor and Garden in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.—
David P. Willis,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Phil was also a big fan of the Archie comics, so when Charles landed the role of Reggie, the football sidekick of Archie in Riverdale, Phil was thrilled.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Hunt plays Coach Beard, sidekick to the titular character played by Jason Sudeikis.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Coadjutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coadjutor. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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