aide

noun
UK: /eɪd/
US: /eɪd/

  1. A person who helps another, often someone important.

    1. The President has a new aide. [ ] [ ]
    2. The senator's aide handled all the press inquiries during the scandal. [ ] [ ]

  2. A person who assists in a professional role, like a teacher's aide in a classroom.

    1. She works as a teacher's aide. [ ] [ ]
    2. The nurse's aide provided compassionate care to the elderly patients at the clinic. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

ally supporter assistant helper
aide transitive-verb

  1. To help or assist someone.

    1. We want to aide her. [ ] [ ]
    2. This new software is intended to aide in the efficient management of data. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "aide" in English means: A person who helps another, often someone important., A person who assists in a professional role, like a teacher's aide in a classroom..

The phonetic transcription of "aide" is /eɪd/ in British English and /eɪd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "aide": ally, supporter, assistant, helper.

Example usage of "aide": "The President has a new aide.". More examples on the page.