aide

nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//eɪd//

An assistant.

noun

1
An assistant.
The aide rides, along with the president's physician, in the “control car,” third in line in the motorcade.
Weiner and his aides dismissed such talk as idle political insiderism […]
2
An officer who acts as assistant to a more senior one; an aide-de-camp.

Etymology

Borrowed from French aide ("aid; assistant", as in aide-de-camp (“field assistant”)). More at aid.

Forms

plural: aides

aida · Synonym of Aida cloth.Aida · Synonym of Aida cloth.Aidan · A male given name from Irish.

aide · An assistant.

Aiden · A male given name from Irish, variant of Aidan.aiding · The act of one who aids or assists.AIDS · Extremely annoying or frustrating.

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