aide

[ eyd ]

/ eɪd /

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noun

an assistant or helper, especially a paid employee: Years ago, my mom was a teacher’s aide in a kindergarten classroom.

nurse's aide: During the war she worked as an aide in a field hospital, changing bedpans and cleaning floors.

an assistant or advisor to a public figure, especially one who works for a person in public office:He is a journalist and former White House aide.

home health aide: The agency just called to say my mom's aide didn't show up this morning.

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Origin of aide

An Americanism first recorded in 1770–80; from French: literally, “helper”; see origin at aid

words often confused with aide

See aid.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH aide

1. aid, aide (see confusables note at aid)2. aides , aids, AIDS

How to use aide in a sentence

Grimm has even been actively trying hire staff members for his office in recent weeks after several former aides deserted him.
The Felon Who Wouldn’t Leave Congress|Ben Jacobs, David Freedlander|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Failing to forge lasting stability would leave us, this author and his like-minded aides, to call for a Transitional Council.
The Nuclear Deal That Iran’s Regime Fears Most|Djavad Khadem|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Shultz, who left the meeting early, told aides the president was “defiant” about going forward.
How the Reagan White House Bungled Its Response to Iran-Contra Revelations|Malcolm Byrne|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not only would Moses not speak to him, neither would family members, friends, aides, city officials, or state officials.
‘The Power Broker’ Turns 40: How Robert Caro Wrote a Masterpiece|Scott Porch|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Aides quickly stopped the conversation, which one previously described in testimony as “a train wreck.”
The Five Weirdest Revelations From the McDonnell Trial|Ben Jacobs|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Later, at the close of 1825, he became one of the most active aides of Madame de la Chanterie and her charitable association.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
Upon entering the jail with two of his Aides he shook hands with him.
Portrait and Biography of Parson Brownlow, The Tennessee Patriot|William Gannaway Brownlow
Since the evening before, aides-decamp, leaving the governor's palace, galloped in every direction.
Michael Strogoff|Jules Verne
He fell from his horse, and although his aides summoned medical help he died almost immediately.
Historic Fredericksburg|John T. Goolrick
Aides and war correspondents without number trailed at his heels.
The Boy Grew Older|Heywood Broun

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of aide

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH aide

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British Dictionary definitions for aide