auxiliary
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6.0
- noun
- /ɔːɡˈzɪljəri/
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auxiliar
- The hospital's auxiliary provides assistance to nurses and doctors in caring for patients.
- women's auxiliaries
And auxiliaries tend to be newly conquered warlike people that the Romans enlist as auxiliaries to fight with them.
- And auxiliaries tend to be newly conquered warlike people that the Romans enlist as auxiliaries to fight with them.
Examples
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Bishop Cowie, the successor to Selwyn, became honorary president of the Auxiliary in 1880.
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His mother was the church organist and a member of the trustee board, the church auxiliary providing fiscal oversight.
Academic text (2007) -
We're using this auxiliary for all our other customers.
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...of the ladies' auxiliary for the classic dance.
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And the Ladies Auxiliary has made dessert.
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Membership in the MENC industry auxiliary rose throughout the 1990s, breaking the trend of previous decades.
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Women had their own distinct societies and also formed ladies' auxiliaries to the popular male organizations.
Academic text (1996) -
The volunteers in the auxiliary helped organize the community event smoothly.
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During the meeting, the principal acknowledged the important role of the auxiliary in supporting the school's initiatives.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who helps someone with their work or tasks
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3.5
A person who helps someone in a job, for example a teacher or politician
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1.0
A person who does tasks for others, for example at events
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7.0
A person who helps someone in a part-time or temporary role
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4.7
A person who helps someone in need, for example with first aid
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7.3
A person or thing that gives extra help to an organization's main work
A person who helps another with a task or need
A person or thing that helps someone with a task
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A small motor on a ship that gives extra power or runs equipment like an anchor winch
- Specialized
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5.6
A small machine that moves liquid to help the main pump when needed
- Specialized
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2.9
A verb used with another verb to make tenses, voices, or questions, for example be, have and do
- Specialized
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5.5
A helping verb like can that you use with another verb to show chance, need or time
- Specialized
A small machine on a ship that makes steam or hot water when the main system is off
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A group that gives money, people, and supplies to a larger violent organisation, not usually carrying out attacks
- Specialized
Devices that support the main system but are not controlled by its main computer
- Specialized
A task performed by equipment outside the main computer, for example a printer or external drive
- Specialized
A submarine that helps scientists study the sea and collect samples
- Specialized
A device like a hard drive or flash drive that keeps data for a long time
- Specialized
A helper word used with verbs to show possibility or need, for example can and must
How Important
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word auxiliary comes from Latin auxilium, meaning 'help', and long ago it was used for a person who helps. Today an auxiliary is someone who gives extra help in a team or organization.