aide
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.
Origin of aide
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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 | THE DAILY BEASTFailing 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 | THE DAILY BEASTShultz, 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 | THE DAILY BEASTNot 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 | THE DAILY BEASTAides 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 | THE 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 ChristopheUpon entering the jail with two of his Aides he shook hands with him.
Portrait and Biography of Parson Brownlow, The Tennessee Patriot | William Gannaway BrownlowSince the evening before, aides-decamp, leaving the governor's palace, galloped in every direction.
Michael Strogoff | Jules VerneHe fell from his horse, and although his aides summoned medical help he died almost immediately.
Historic Fredericksburg | John T. GoolrickAides and war correspondents without number trailed at his heels.
The Boy Grew Older | Heywood Broun
British Dictionary definitions for aide
/ (eɪd) /
an assistant
social welfare an unqualified assistant to a professional welfare worker
short for aide-de-camp
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