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aide

aide

365 3.5
A person who helps someone in a job, for example a teacher or politician
  • noun
  • /eɪd/
  • Formal
translation icon : auxiliar
  • Students, parents, administrators, teachers, and aides regularly meet to create individual education plans that may ensure student success.
  • teacher aide
  • health aide
  • volunteer aide

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Examples

  • I met a White House aide once at a social occasion.

  • He was an aide to three of our presidents.

  • Your legal aide should be here within 30 minutes or so.

  • Did you know that my ex is going to become a presidential aide?

  • Ivanka Trump, senior aide to the president and winner of Take Your Daughter to Work Day.

  • Most of the foster children attend public schools and require an aide in the classroom.

    Academic text (2008)
  • He's an aide to Senator Harrison.

  • More specifically, there was a need to train volunteer health aides who would assist students with diabetes-related needs.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Instead, he directed his aide, Jean Becker, to call the publisher of Doubleday.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Your legal aide should be here within 30 minutes or so.

Synonyms

assistant
vsaide
833 1.0

A person who helps someone with their work or tasks

is used especially for support in official or military roles
attendant
vsaide
136 2.8

A person who serves or helps people in a public place

is mainly for professional, official, or military support roles rather than service staff
helper
vsaide
79 1.0

A person who does tasks for others, for example at events

is used for more formal or official support roles rather than casual help
auxiliary
vsaide
10 6.0

A person who helps staff or members in an organization

focuses on formal assistance in official or professional capacity
adjunct
vsaide
9 7.0

A person who helps someone in a part-time or temporary role

is used more widely for steady professional or official assistance
adjutant
vsaide
  • Specialized
7 9.0

A military officer who helps a senior officer with paperwork and schedules

is broader, covering support in nonmilitary official or professional contexts
aide-de-camp
vsaide
  • Formal
3 9.6

A military officer who helps a senior officer with personal and official duties

is similar but used for official or nonpersonal support roles
aider
vsaide
3 4.7

A person who helps someone in need, for example with first aid

implies support in formal, professional, or military settings
adjoint
vsaide
9.5

A person who helps and acts for someone in charge

is a general support role used in many professional or official settings
assister
vsaide
3.0

A person who helps another with a task or need

differs by being used more for official or professional support
assistor
vsaide
4.3

A person or thing that helps someone with a task

is reserved more for formal assistance in official or professional roles

Compounds

7 2.9

A person who helps nurses with simple patient care like feeding or washing

aide-de-camp
  • Formal
3 9.6

A military officer who helps a senior officer with personal and official duties

1 3.2

A person who helps nurses with basic patient care tasks

aide-memoire
  • Formal
9.7

A short written note that reminds people of the main points

How Senior

advisor
  • US
271 2.8
aide
  • Formal
365 3.5
assistant
833 1.0
helper
79 1.0

Surface Forms

aide singular
aides plural

Etymology

Aide comes from the French word aide, which means 'help' and is the same root as the English word aid. So an aide is simply a 'helper'—someone who assists another person in work, often in an office, public job, or the military.