aide

[ eyd ]

/ eɪd /

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noun

nurse's aide.

an aide-de-camp.

an assistant or helper, especially a confidential one.

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Origin of aide

1770–80, Americanism; < French: helper; see aid

usage note for aide

See aid.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH aide

aid aide (see usage note at aid)aides aids AIDS

Words nearby aide

aid climbing, aid station, aid-de-camp, aida, aidan, aide, aide-de-camp, aide-mémoire, aidin, aidman, aidoneus

Example sentences from the Web for aide

As part of the MassEquality coalition, Marc Solomon, a former Senate aide, was working to get Bay State legislators to vote no.
The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality|E.J. Graff|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then she cajoled an aide, standing next to her, to provide particulars.
CIA Torture Report ‘Days’ Away, Feinstein Says|Tim Mak|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa, a longtime disability advocate, has made HCBS a priority, a Harkin aide told The Daily Beast.
Medicaid Will Give You Money for At-Home Care, but You Might Wait Years|Elizabeth Picciuto|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On Monday, there were only two issues "that should be resolved tonight," the aide said.
CIA Torture Report ‘Days’ Away, Feinstein Says|Tim Mak|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Nevertheless, Brian Rogers, a McCain aide pushed back against UANI, calling the Rio Tinto-Iran connection “a red herring.”
McCain Helps a Business Partner of Iran|Ben Jacobs|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Just then an aide rode up, and the Colonel gave a sharp command which put an end to this desultory talk.
The Crisis, Complete|Winston Churchill
Would he, perhaps, now that he had made me his aide, trust her to me as willingly as to the chevalier?
The Rose of Old St. Louis|Mary Dillon
Warwick Cary, an aide with him, came from the direction of the Capitol and joined his daughter and brother.
The Long Roll|Mary Johnston
He sent an aide to Meade, with a request that he might attack.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
"This is a serious business," said Montcalm hurriedly to his aide.
Canada: the Empire of the North|Agnes C. Laut

British Dictionary definitions for aide

aide

/ (eɪd) /

noun

an assistant

social welfare an unqualified assistant to a professional welfare worker

short for aide-de-camp

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aide

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for aide

noun