: a person who acts as an assistant
a teacher's aide
specifically
: a military officer who acts as an assistant to a superior officer
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The senate office hired several congressional aides.
the nurse's aide will bring you an extra pillow
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Klein is an aide to Israeli billionaire film producer Arnon Milchan who testified in Netanyahu's corruption case about her role in delivering tens of thousands of dollars worth of champagne, cigars and gifts to the prime minister for Milchan.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Spector, a former executive at a medical equipment company in Russia, was sentenced in September 2022 to three and a half years in prison for enabling bribes to an aide of former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
Prosecutors said in November that former Adams aide Mohamed Bahi is also weighing a plea deal in a separate case, in which he’s charged with obstructing the corruption investigation that led to the mayor’s indictment.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Former President Bill Clinton was hospitalized today after developing a high fever, an aide announced.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Spector, a former executive at a medical equipment company in Russia, was sentenced in September 2022 to three and a half years in prison for enabling bribes to an aide of former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
Prosecutors said in November that former Adams aide Mohamed Bahi is also weighing a plea deal in a separate case, in which he’s charged with obstructing the corruption investigation that led to the mayor’s indictment.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Former President Bill Clinton was hospitalized today after developing a high fever, an aide announced.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aide. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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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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