: a person who acts as an assistant
a teacher's aide
specifically
: a military officer who acts as an assistant to a superior officer
Synonyms
Examples of aide in a Sentence
The senate office hired several congressional aides.
the nurse's aide will bring you an extra pillow
Recent Examples on the Web
The child’s parent told the Sacramento Observer that the aide had grabbed her son by the neck after the boy got into an argument with another student on the playground.
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Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
Others need more assistance from an aide with daily tasks like getting out of bed or eating.
—Jayme Fraser, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
Other people charged include Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s former lawyer and a former mayor of New York City, Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows, and other close aides to the former president.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
The Biden administration finalized nursing home staffing rules Monday that will require thousands of them to hire more nurses and aides — while giving them years to do so.
—Jordan Rau, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
Melania Trump is likely keeping a close eye on Donald Trump's criminal trial, according to her former aide.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
After Olea’s arrest, a youth pastor at the church told the Key Biscayne Independent that Olea had to be warned several times not to be alone with his students and was once reported after being seen alone with a high school student aide and massaging her lower back.
—Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
One of the party’s parliamentary aides was exposed as having links to a Russian intelligence operative.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Blanche also represented Trump aide Boris Epshteyn when Epshteyn was questioned in a Justice Department investigation involving the former president.
—Perry Stein, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024
Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
Others need more assistance from an aide with daily tasks like getting out of bed or eating.
—Jayme Fraser, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
Other people charged include Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s former lawyer and a former mayor of New York City, Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows, and other close aides to the former president.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
The Biden administration finalized nursing home staffing rules Monday that will require thousands of them to hire more nurses and aides — while giving them years to do so.
—Jordan Rau, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
Melania Trump is likely keeping a close eye on Donald Trump's criminal trial, according to her former aide.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
After Olea’s arrest, a youth pastor at the church told the Key Biscayne Independent that Olea had to be warned several times not to be alone with his students and was once reported after being seen alone with a high school student aide and massaging her lower back.
—Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
One of the party’s parliamentary aides was exposed as having links to a Russian intelligence operative.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Blanche also represented Trump aide Boris Epshteyn when Epshteyn was questioned in a Justice Department investigation involving the former president.
—Perry Stein, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aide. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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aide
noun
: a person who acts as an assistant
Medical Definition
aide
noun
: a person who acts as an assistant
volunteer aides
psychiatric aides
see nurse aide
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