aider
- noun
- /ˈeɪdər/
- All participants chose to use the Motiv Aider (Behavioral Dynamics, 2010) to prompt delivery of BSP to the target student.
- a first-aider
Examples
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The direct effect of physical injury and death is well recognized, but many organizations fail to acknowledge the effect of a traumatic death on first aiders, other rescuers, colleagues, and bystanders.
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A site translator role was designed; much like a first-aider role, in that translators were taken from the existing pool of staff, who were given an additional payment and permission for time off work to deal with urgent translation requirements.
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"I had no medical background apart from being a first-aider.
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We have no first aiders.
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And we're trained first-aiders.
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The charity has argued that employers could do more to appoint and train mental health "first-aiders" within their organization to help identify and better manage and support employees suffering from anxiety, depression, or panic attacks.
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Firstly, like any country, Israel has plenty of laws that make aiding and abetting terrorists illegal, no matter what nationality, ethnicity, or religion the particular aider or abettor is.
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The volunteer acted as an aider by providing food and shelter to those in need.
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During the project, Sarah was a great aider, helping her teammates with their tasks.
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As an aider in the community center, he always offered assistance to the elderly residents.
Synonyms
A person who helps someone with their work or tasks
A person who helps someone in a job, for example a teacher or politician
A person who does tasks for others, for example at events
A person who helps staff or members in an organization
A person or thing that makes a task easier
A person who helps and supports their partner in life
A person who helps another with a task or need
A person or thing that helps someone with a task
A person who helps others in trouble
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Morphology
Etymology
Aider comes from an old French word and the Latin root adiutare, both meaning 'to help'. Think of the common English word aid or aide — an aider is simply someone who gives help.