- an assistant
- an aide-de-camp
Origin of aide
Fr: see aid
noun
The definition of an aide is a person who does certain things for another person that makes that person's job easier or more efficient.
A person who takes over some of the duties of a teacher, like handing out supplies to the students, is an example of an aide.
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aide
noun
- An assistant; a helper: a nurse's aide.
- An aide-de-camp.
Origin of aide
French from aider to aid ; see aid .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural aides)
- An assistant.
- (military) An officer who acts as assistant to a more senior one; an aide-de-camp.
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Sentence Examples
- The secretary acts as an aide to the principal.
- An aide-de-camp approached with gliding steps and offered him a gold snuffbox, which he took.
- Would you be an aide to me during this busy project?
- Typically, a person in a powerful position has an aide to help them with decision-making.
- The aide-de-camp replied that probably the Emperor would not be displeased at this excess of zeal.
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