as in adjutant
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
Adjective
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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Gone are the days of having your assistant call around to try to get you on a flight.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Bobenmoyer spent seven years as a dental assistant.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Linebacker Luke Ferrelli, a redshirt freshman from Carlsbad High School, has a team-high 27 tackles, followed by junior linebacker Cade Uluave (24) and junior defensive back Isaiah Crosby (21).—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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The dance began with Irwin crouched atop a Jeep suped up for safari, with the junior conservationist correspondingly decked in the head-to-toe khaki uniform made famous by his dad.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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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Lines of communication appeared to reopen when Prince Harry's new aides and one of the King's key staffers met for the first time in July.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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The outlet also reported that Harry’s aides had a private meeting with the king’s communications secretary in London.—
Emily Trainham , Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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James Roscoe will be the interim ambassador to the US, having previously been the deputy head of mission at the embassy in Washington since July 2022.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Rice steps up for statewide commemoration Eric George, a deputy athletic director at Rice University, started a conversation about doing something to recognize the flood victims.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Contestants cannot receive any outside aid whatsoever.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Glycerin helps maintain balance, so skin feels clarified, not stripped, while lecithin aids in dissolving debris, and myrtle leaf water provides an antioxidant boost.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Managers worry that apprentices may miss the chance to learn institutional best practices with each project outsourced.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Ritter says the company starts to see a return on investment in its apprentices by Year 3.—
Andy Tonsing,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Harvard Business Review recently published an article I co-authored, Agentic AI Is Already Changing the Workforce which argued that AI agents are no longer sidekicks.—
John Winsor,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In addition to Ashford and Harper, it was previously revealed that Stephen Colbert will guest star in the Season 3 premiere episode as Scotty Bristol, a late-night host alongside Andy Richter as Mickey Muntz, Scotty’s hilarious but long-suffering sidekick.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Coadjutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coadjutor. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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