aide

(ād)
n.

1. An aide-de-camp.
2. An assistant; a helper: a nurse's aide. See synonyms at assistant.

[French, from aider, to aid. See aid.]

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noun

A person who holds a position auxiliary to another and assumes some of the superior's responsibilities: adjutant, assistant, auxiliary, coadjutant, coadjutor, deputy, helper, lieutenant, second. See help/harm/harmless.

n. short for aide-de-camp

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IN BRIEF: Assistant or helper.

The classroom aide helped him with his schoolwork.

Tutor's tip: Those who offer "aid" (help or assistance), are often "aides" (assistants in the military or medical profession).

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hjælper, assistent

Nederlands (Dutch)
assistent, aide de camp

Français (French)
n. - assistant, aide, (US, Pol) conseiller

Deutsch (German)
n. - Berater

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (στρατ., μτφ.) υπασπιστής

Italiano (Italian)
aiutante

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ajudante (m) (Mil.) (EUA)

Русский (Russian)
помощник

Español (Spanish)
n. - ayudante, asesor

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - medhjälpare, rådgivare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
助手, 侍从武官, 副官

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 助手, 侍從武官, 副官

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 조력자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 補助者, 副官, 助手, 補佐官

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألمعاون " ضابط معاون لآخر أعلى رتبه "‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עוזר, שליש‬

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